I don't think the _article_ is grasping at straws - it's Boeing who discovered this and it was reported in multiple news outlets at the time about it. This bel

I don't think the _article_ is grasping at straws - it's Boeing who discovered this and it was reported in multiple news outlets at the time about it. This below site/article seems to give the most technical description, although I know nothing about aircraft engineering. https://www.key.aero/article/shims-thin-end-boeings-wedge https://www.key.aero/article/shims-thin-end-boeings-wedge