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So at first NTSB asked "do you know who did it?", and Boeing said "no we don't". Then NTSB asked if they at least could get the list of the employee team who wo
by rdtsc 3y ago
So at first NTSB asked "do you know who did it?", and Boeing said "no we don't". Then NTSB asked if they at least could get the list of the employee team who would have been responsible for performing that task and that's where the disagreement is, whether the names were provided or not.
> Investigators have also been seeking the names of the 25 Boeing employees who are part of the team that opens and closes door plugs. But so far, Homendy says the plane-maker has not provided those names.
> "Early in the investigation, we provided the NTSB with names of Boeing employees, including door specialists, who we believed would have relevant information. We have now provided the full list of individuals on the 737 door team, in response to a recent request," Greenwood said.
I wonder if NTSB is seeking to at least interview the whole team to see what they say. Would they even remember that long ago who did what? Or I guess they are after more evidence that this kind of stuff just happens routinely. Though I think it's seems quite clear it is.
- Sakos 3y agoI would guess they're more interested in the processes and structures involved that allowed something like the plug door falling off to happen. The best way to find the issues is to talk to the people who deal with these processes day to day, especially in regards to these door plugs and whatever documentation about the plane may be available.
- masklinn 3y agoThat would also be my guess, the NTSB is not generally interested in assigning blame to individuals, they’re interested in finding systemic and structural failures.
- berniedurfee 3y agoRight, I think the questions are going to be along the lines of “Do you feel the proper controls are in place for you to ensure the safety of the aircraft you service?” The NTSB is after Boeing.
- sidewndr46 3y agoFor an individual employee that usually falls into the bucket of "While I have no explicit memory of such an event. In the event that someone had instructed me to perform such a task I would have performed the task consistent with the training and procedures provided to me"
- ajross 3y ago> Would they even remember that long ago who did what? The plane in question was manufactured last summer, IIRC.
- toast0 3y agoYeah, I don't know what I did last summer. Especially at work, unless you've got logs to remind me. And if Boeing had logs, they probably would have shared them.
- dmitrygr 3y agoAirplane maintenance is not YOLOed. Logs must exist. My mechanic logs every thing he does on my plane. Else it cannot fly legally. Lack of these logs might be a serious offense in of itself.
- sidewndr46 3y agoI believe we are well into the "not fly legally" territory when it comes to Boeing and the 737 MAX
- zardo 3y agoOddly your mechanic is much more tightly regulated maintaining your plane than he would be if he got a job at an airplane factory.
- sobkas 3y ago> Airplane maintenance is not YOLOed. Logs must exist. My mechanic logs every thing he does on my plane. Else it cannot fly legally. Lack of these logs might be a serious offense in of itself. What a coincidence that single mechanic is more accountable than a "committee".
- rad_gruchalski 3y agoI hope it’s sarcasm. I have git logs to look at. You’d think Boeing would have more than that.