Posted on 04/08/2022 9:57:06 AM PDT by Rio
The Wall Street Journal reports that one of Boeing’s two next-generation Air Force Ones could have been damaged when workers attempted to shift the under-construction jet onto jacks.
The weight on the jacks was reportedly well in excess of what they were designed to hold, and officials were reportedly concerned that the aircraft could have been damaged.
The Air Force did not find any damage, but its investigation instead determined that Boeing crews didn’t follow established procedure and that one employee wasn’t properly credentialed to supervise the work. Another later failed a routine drug test.
The Air Force requested that Boeing improve its operations, and a spokeswoman told the Journal that the matter was corrected and steps taken to prevent similar incidents in the future.
Boeing’s multi-billion-dollar Air Force One program was already months behind schedule, and the latest disclosure isn’t the only embarrassing episode from their construction: reports last year said Boeing was investigating how a couple of empty mini-bottles of tequila found their way onto one of the jets at its San Antonio facility.
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Sabotage?..................
Don’t worry, its a cost-plus contract. Fed.gov has all the money it needs!
And Boeing wants to compete with Musk and Bezos for next generation spacecraft?
Apparently McDonnell-Douglass has ruined the culture at Boeing.
getting ready for trump in 2024. he better use his own plane and just paint it.
So, the jets are being built at the Margaritaville plant?
A good customer would demand a full Stop Work Order until Boeing figures this mees out.
“Another later failed a routine drug test”
Well that ought instill confidence in your customers.
My dad did some work for Boeing as an engineer back in the early 70s. It used to be a place where people were proud to work and produced work to be proud of. Sad.
These the jets ordered by Trump? 747’s (which are generally out of production except maybe for a freighter version).
The Air Force ***requested*** that Boeing improve its operations...
“Sabotage?”
Nah, just lazy mechanics not using the right tools or lacked proper training.....seen it more times than I care to remember.
Coulda been worse I guess. I’ve seen forklift drivers stab their forks in a jet fuselage on 5 or 6 occasions.....to this day I’m still trying to figure out how the hell that could happen.
SMH
Quality doesn’t matter if the right folks are rented.
It is a very common accident. I once worked for a company that produced a special repair kit designed to make a quick and easy patch for exactly that accident.
When I was a teenager, in the early 70’s, I worked part time for a shipping company transfer warehouse.
Accidents happened all the time with forks too high, too low, too wide, etc............
Diversity hires.
Or potheads.
You worked for Bondo?
Potheads In Seattle?......................😜
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