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Discovery of loose bolts threatens wider 737 Max crisis for Boeing
- frereubu 3y agohttps://archive.is/8zGEo https://archive.is/8zGEo
- K0balt 3y agoThe real news here isn’t the doors. It remains to be seen if Boeing can discover a cogent explanation for this systemic failure of adherence to QC protocol that is limited to the door plug installation. If not, it is a severe indictment of manufacturing quality control in general, indicating a more comprehensive inspection of all aircraft made on the involved assembly lines or even of all aircraft manufactured during the affected timeframe. That could require hundreds of hours or more of inspection time for all affected aircraft, and could even involve significant disassembly, potentially grounding aircraft for months.
- gumby 3y agoThe whack-a-mole litany of significant and dangerous defects (control system, loose bolts, de-icing…) suggests a QA problem: the aircraft systems and manufacturing systems were not designed to fail safe in the first place. As the saying goes, you can’t test quality into a product. At some point we probably will have to throw in the towel, which would probably kill Boeing, at least for civilian flight.
- fransje26 3y ago> At some point we probably will have to throw in the towel, which would probably kill Boeing, at least for civilian flight. Exactly why the MAX was "certified" to fly again, despite the fundamental issues uncovered after the two most recent crashes. That plane should never have been allowed to fly, full stop. It goes a bit deeper than the MAX though.. The 787 also has.. ..issues. And the 777-X is also 4-5 years late with serious certification issues.
- nikau 3y agoLooks like they have reached ISO9001 compliance as it seems every plane has the issue.
- LanzVonL 3y agoIf it's Boeing, I'm not going.
- ChrisArchitect 3y ago[Dupe] More discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38917820 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38917820