[lbryce]

FTA:We are issuing this AD (Airworthiness Directive) to detect and correct cracking and corrosion in the fuselage skin, which could lead to rapid decompression and loss of structural integrity of the airplane," the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Well, if it's Boeing, maybe I won't be going.

Another painful blow to was once the quintessential showcase of American technological supremacy.

[Bayard]

Its worthless to speculate what happened until they find the plane.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Oh, Boy. Here we go...

[mountainlion]

The disinformation begins.

[dljordan]

“Another painful blow to was once the quintessential showcase of American technological supremacy. “

No it’s not. ADs are issued constantly to correct problems before they become a major issue. We have the best system in the world for detecting and correcting problems with aircraft and also the best maintenance in the world.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

BULLSHIT. Lets wait and see.

[WVKayaker]

Another painful blow to was once the quintessential showcase of American technological supremacy.

The B-52 entered military service in 1954. Ongoing updates have included new avionics, data-link communications, electronic defense and offensive systems, and more powerful, fuel-efficient turbofan engines. Used in Operation Iraqi Freedom, the B-52 has been the longest-serving bomber U.S. military history.

[driftdiver]

The plane was delivered May 31, 2002. This kind of problem occurs more often on planes used for short haul flights.

[Mashood]

B777’s also have higher incidences of pitot tube freezeups than other models of Boeing aircraft which lead to autonav/pilot shutdowns like what happened to AF447.

[SkyDancer]

What was the AD number?

[Stevenc131]

The 777 went into service in 1995 and the only fatalities in it’s history prior to now occurred on the Asiana flight that crashed due to pilot error in San Francisco in 2013 (which included the girl that was run over by the rescue vehicle on the ground outside the plane). The plane seems pretty safe based on it’s history.

[lostboy61]

Maintenance is not part of the deal with Boeing aircraft. We would get a aircraft back to Everett one or two times a year for retrofit. The B.S. we found when we pulled them apart would blow the publics mind. One with a door 5 crew rest area replacement had a 6-pak of lavs that we removed. The floor was totally rotted out from a water leak under the lavs. This area had been sighed off on inspections a number of times by the airline. It was sent over to B.F. Goodrich next door as it would cost to much for B.A.C. to fix it.

[Elsie]

US Regulators Warned of Problems on Boeing 777s

I'll betcha that there are 'problems' on EVERY plane flying!

[minnesota_bound]

cracking and corrosion in the fuselage skin..... that is not a good thing. Somebody better fix it. I hope Boeing isn’t going to be like GM and drag this out.

[ncfool]

Past FR link from 2005:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1486262/posts

Did this 777 have a bad history from 2005? read the attached link.

http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2005/aair/aair200503722.aspx

In-flight upset; Boeing 777-200, 9M-MRG,

PILOTS on a Boeing 777 from Perth to Kuala Lumpur battled to gain control of the plane last month after an unknown computer error caused the aircraft to pitch violently and brought it close to stalling.

A flight attendant dropped a tray of drinks and another began praying as the Malaysian Airlines pilots fought to counter false information being fed into the aircraft’s autopilot system and primary flight display.

The glitch prompted plane manufacturer Boeing to issue a global notice to all 777 operators alerting them to the problem.

Flight MH124 was about an hour out of Perth when the aircraft began behaving erratically. The incorrect data from a supposedly fail-safe device caused the plane to pitch up and climb 3000ft (914m), cutting its indicated airspeed from 500km/h to 292km/h and activating a stall warning and a “stickshaker”.

A stickshaker vibrates the aircraft’s controls to warn the pilot he is approaching a speed at which the plane will have insufficient lift to keep flying