Posted on 06/03/2019 6:49:56 AM PDT by Eddie01
More than 300 Boeing 737 jets, including the Max, may have faulty wing parts that don’t meet strength and durability standards, the Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday, following a joint investigation with the aircraft manufacturer.
The FAA plans to order airlines to remove and replace the parts if their aircraft are affected, the agency said.
As many as 148 parts made by a Boeing supplier could be “susceptible to premature failure or cracks,” the FAA said in a statement about the slat tracks.
Slats are pieces on the front of the wing and move along a track to create lift. They are important during take-off and landing.
Boeing shares were down more than 1% in morning trading Monday.
The FAA said that while “the complete failure of a leading edge slat track would not result in the loss of the aircraft, a risk remains that a failed part could lead to aircraft damage in flight.”
Worldwide, 133 NG and 179 Max planes are affected and of those, 32 Boeing 737 NG and 33 Boeing Max planes are in the U.S.
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As I always say, tip of the iceberg with Boeing. It needs a major sweep. A drained swamp in terms of leadership.
1. incompetence
2. greed
3. sabotage
4. outsourcing(see 1,2 and 3)
You’re basically right about outsourcing.
But this one sounds like just another AD (Airworthiness Directive).
The bane of owning airplanes...you get to pay for manufacturer problems.
I hope they fix this before Wednesday. We will fly SWA.
As many as 148 parts made by a Boeing supplier
Unnamed Boeing supplier.
What country do you suppose the supplier is in?
This wouldn’t be top news if it were anybody but Boeing.
There’s no indication that these parts have caused problems, and airworthiness directives are common.
I hope they fix this before Wednesday. We will fly SWA.
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The Fake News is trying to scare everybody.
That is a glaring missing detail, isn’t it? I see you are an expert in reading news from our propaganda outlets!
China. China makes 737 wings.
Makes you wonder...
https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/193320-does-boeing-737-airplane-have-dangerous-structural-problems
The matter of their subs has never been fully-addressed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWxxtzBTxGU
If you’ve never seen the video segment above, you will now have a different perspective on commercial flight and the FAA.
“may have faulty...”. “could have an effect...”
Personally I think this is really unfair and amounts to piling on.
There appears not to be any certainty to what may be baseless claims. This is yet more of the miserable media trying to create a problem when it may not exist so they have something to write about?
The various suppliers for specific 737 components are listed here:
http://www.airframer.com/aircraft_detail.html?model=B737
Maybe someone with expertise can sort out which company is likely the supplier of the specific wing parts being recalled. That said, the identity of the company obviously doesn’t tell you where their parts are made - as they may also be outsourcing.
China
Asco Industries N.V Analysis | News Flap/Slat Mechanisms: Leading edge high lift mechanisms; flap tracks; flap carriages
Curtiss-Wright Flight Systems Analysis | News Flap/Slat Mechanisms: Flap track assembly for outboard & inboard flap system (737-800)
Ellwood Texas Forge Navasota (ETFN) Analysis | News Metal & Alloy Forgings: 15-5PH flap-track forgings
Boeing farms out their needs to foreign countries so that those countries would buy their jets since they employ their citizens.
Only 65 of the 312 planes impacted are in the USA.
Boeing employees and their families also ride on those planes so I don’t think they are deliberately trying to put out an unsafe product. BTW I flew Boeing as a pilot for over 20 years and surprise...here I still am.
If the slats may crack, it is not the supplier, but the metallurgy that is the problem.....that is determined by the mill used to source the material for the slat fabricator.
Every part used on an aircraft has traceability. Metals have the source certificate with test results.
It sounds like something was amiss and was caught during an routine audit.
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