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United Airlines confirm inspections have found loose bolts on the 737 MAX 9
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Posted on 01/08/2024 1:23:14 PM PST by janetjanet998
Update: United Airlines confirm inspections have found loose bolts on the 737 MAX 9
“Since we began preliminary inspections on Saturday, we have found instances that appear to relate to installation issues in the door plug – for example, bolts that needed additional tightening.”
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 737; 737max; 737max9; airlines; aviation; boeing; ua; ual; unionmade; united; unitedairlines; washingtonpeople
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
Somebody put a hex on this model.
-PJ
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posted on
01/08/2024 2:25:49 PM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
To: janetjanet998
Like maybe ALL of the bolts on the so called “door plug” that replaced an optional emergency exit door in the frame. Photos of the missing “plug” show every part of the surround of the door neatly separated. Very fortunate no-one was seated next to that-— sucked out at 16K feet. Incompetence if this is the “door” plugs they describe. Deadly.
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posted on
01/08/2024 2:27:12 PM PST
by
John S Mosby
(Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: CodeToad
Boeing went outside of Seattle to get away from the unions only to find such poor quality of work that the costs are exceeding any savings. The 737s are built in Renton.
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posted on
01/08/2024 2:30:35 PM PST
by
noiseman
(The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
To: nobody in particular
a cupla years ago it was the new software in the 737 that Boiing (sound of a plane bouncing off the ground). Remember that? new flight control software that was never revealed to the pilots, and now the hardware has some major problems. What other nasty problems are lurking in the 737? i.e. "oh, you wanted air in the tires?" "Crap, you wanted BOTH engines working? My bad"..
This is one of those supposed to be funny but now not so..
Pilot note to maintenance: "Something loose in undercarriage. Makes noise"
Maintenance note to pilot: "something tightened in undercarriage. it's quiet now"
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posted on
01/08/2024 2:31:58 PM PST
by
SGCOS
(not vaccinated for covid and never will be. the vax is a killer.)
To: janetjanet998
To: CodeToad
Yes- know that. In other political functions at that time, how she rose to governorship. SC people know this.
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posted on
01/08/2024 2:35:08 PM PST
by
John S Mosby
(Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: John S Mosby
I never could figure why she was placed on the board since she had nothing more to offer. She also left quickly, citing some ethical reason that was complete BS.
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posted on
01/08/2024 2:36:55 PM PST
by
CodeToad
(Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Hey we crashed into Mars once because of the Imperial / Metric mix-up. (or did we miss Mars by a country mile?)Wasn't that filmed in a Hollywood movie studio?
To: Terry L Smith
Would these bolts have required safety-wiring?
To: blackdog
“Buy stock in Lok-Tite thread fastener. (Blue)”
You can get the Harbor Freight version for less.
To: Yo-Yo
With the execs separated from the shop floor, the engineering culture of Boeing became a bean-counting culture. Honda has always required its CEO to be an engineer who rose through the ranks. Maybe Boeing should consider doing the same?
To: Chad C. Mulligan
And those washers don’t look right to me either. OD too small.
To: rexthecat
Elon Musk follows the same. Engineers work with management.
73
posted on
01/08/2024 3:00:56 PM PST
by
LurkedLongEnough
(Loretta Lynch did not review the above comments)
To: janetjanet998
fairly small suspect pool...
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posted on
01/08/2024 3:09:49 PM PST
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: janetjanet998
Likely not Boeing’s fault, probably the airline. Boeing provides the door opening and the airline puts in the plug because they want to squeeze a few more seats in. They only need 50 seats per exit.
To: Political Junkie Too
They’re just under pressure..
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posted on
01/08/2024 3:46:46 PM PST
by
Bikkuri
(I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
To: Bikkuri
I think somebody took it literally when he heard that the door was a jar.
-PJ
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posted on
01/08/2024 3:55:21 PM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
To: Rural_Michigan
Likely not Boeing’s fault, probably the airline. Boeing provides the door opening and the airline puts in the plug... Apparently Alaskan Air took delivery as is just two months ago. The door plug, like the rest of the 737 Max 9 fuselage, is manufactured by Spirit AeroSystems, a Boeing supplier out of Wichita, Kansas.
To: janetjanet998
“Edward Russell
@ByERussell
Follow
Following
@jonostrower
‘s scoop on United finding 737-9s with loose door plug screws, a source sent this image of one of the door plug’s lower hinge bracket with a note that 2 screws are not screwed all the way in.
https://twitter.com/ByERussell/status/1744460136855294106“
Assuming that pic is legit, doesn’t the washer look undersized for the hole let alone the nut not tightened down?
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posted on
01/08/2024 4:04:56 PM PST
by
DAC21
To: rexthecat
Maybe Boeing should consider doing the same? They used to.
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posted on
01/08/2024 4:09:51 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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