Boeing Mechanics Make Disturbing Discovery after Southwest Plane’s Mid-Air Emergency

Daily Fetched ^ | JULY 10, 2024 | Jason Walsh

[Red Badger]

Aviation PING!........................

[NorthMountain]

A lot of small aircraft have a “club” sort of device that’s used inside the cockpit to lock the yoke and pedals in place, preventing wind slamming the control surfaces around.

Don’t know if there’s an equivalent for airliners

[HonorInPa]

Sabotage?

[xoxox]

Seems like a maintenance union problem, not a Boeing problem.

[Red Badger]

So they finally found a market for their useless device?...............

[Leaning Right]

I’m not saying it’s fair. But you can actually buy the shirt now. Amazing.

[NorthMountain]

It really is amazing how easily people are manipulated ... they’ll even get multiple doses of mRNA injections.

[desertsolitaire]

Is the consensus on these planes that they are less stable to fly than desirable due to design and engineering decisions made to save money and time getting into production? I have read that they can be very difficult to fly “manually” and that may be why pilots with less training and experience with them have had issues when they HAD to go manual in an emergency, etc?

[NorthMountain]

That POS probably won't do any good ...

This, OTOH ... "Remove Before Flight":

Yeah ... definitely a good idea.

[pfflier]

Southwest Boeing mechanics found “substantial” damage to the plane’s tail, where the rudder is located.

Gotta get Boeing in the headline.

There is no such thing as a "Boeing Southwest Airlines mechanic".

They are solely employees of Southwest Airlines that are rated to work on Boeing aircraft. Those mechanics and that airline are solely responsible for aircraft maintenance.

Reading the story, it sounds like the rudder wasn't locked and was damaged by windgusts.

[GOPJ]

Has anyone figured out this is ‘too many incidents in a short time’ and that these problems are likely intentional?

[NorthMountain]

Yes.

But that’s not the agenda Big Media and its masters wish to promote.

[woweeitsme]

Used to love flying. It sucks now. I’ll stick to my car, thank you.

[bigbob]

Made in Guangdong province?

[dfwgator]

It’s not Herb Kelleher’s Southwest Airlines anymore.

[Psalm 73]

"...parked outside during a strong storm, after which pilots noticed unusual movements of the plane‘s rudder pedals."

Sooo, they noticed it during pre-flight checks, and were OK with it?

[Blood of Tyrants]

“modern planes now have a “yaw damper” to stop the oscillation, which causes the Dutch roll. “

Yaw dampers have been on aircraft at least since the 60s, maybe longer. It’s not new technology.

[PAR35]

Maybe don’t expose 737 Max to airflows about 55 mph until this is sorted out?

Just noting that Love Field, home of Southwest, had wind gusts of 74.9 mph in May, while DFW had 77 mph in the same storm. So I think it’s likely the plane, not the wind that was the root cause of this one.

[PAR35]

Boeing has a couple of facilities in Ogden. I don’t see any Southwest facilities there.