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I think you're misunderstanding what an airworthiness certificate is. It is a document issued by the FAA to the registered owner of the plane. The manufacture
by rootusrootus 3y ago
I think you're misunderstanding what an airworthiness certificate is. It is a document issued by the FAA to the registered owner of the plane. The manufacturer is not involved.
I'd guess you're thinking of the type certificate.
- trklausss 3y agoType certificates are for the whole type, but you are right in that I got it wrong that airworthiness is done by the manufacturer: it’s actually done by CAMOs. In any case, FAA just gives the paper, but does not go around checking bolts and nuts. Delta has its own CAMO (Delta TechOps), which I assume has done the maintenance of this aircraft, but it is yet to be seen whether they followed everything to the T or is there something missing from Boeing’s part. As I said in another comment, I doubt everyone here (which is not bad, it’s just not assuming by default that everything is well done everywhere) and will wait for the FAA report.