Posted on 08/22/2025 7:58:11 AM PDT by Red Badger
The maintenance guy who found a bolt in his pocket just figured out where it came from.
And the aircraft just tagged along for the landing.
Based on what evidence? How many Boeing aircraft today are flying safely, and for decades!
That was not the worst of it They were also out of coffee
or a muslim dei in matinence
OPENED THE WINDOW?????????
Better a flap than a wing.
Yeah, otherwise they would just fly in circles...........
No need to worry about it flapping in the breeze. It’s called a flap for a reason.
I’m beginning to wonder if the maintenance units have been hiring Muslims. Many of the maintenance units are in Mexico.
Since this report is sparse on news, from another site it appears that it is a 737-800 that was almost 25 years old.
Must not have been very loose coming from the factory if it held on for over 24 years.
Just looking at the winglets on the end of the wing tells me the plane is fairly new.
See my comment in this post.
The rash of problems with the 737 Max too numerous for me to bother listing.
True that. Or, the remaining wing would point down and folks would be looking side ways, or something.
RC Acrobat shootout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh52tyilpr4&t=2s
at 4:30 plane loses wing. Still flies............
That would make this plane, at most, 11 years old.
Those are still statistically insignificant based on number of take offs/landings, and availability.
Ever hear of retrofits?
“A 737 winglet installation is estimated to cost $725,000 for parts and a 1-week installation process costing $25,000-$85,000.”
https://simpleflying.com/why-boeing-build-737-without-winglets/
Here’s an older story:
“Delta Air Lines has announced an agreement with Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) to purchase Split Scimitar Winglets for its B737-800 and B737-900ER aircraft.”
https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/delta-to-upgrade-its-737-fleet-with-new-winglets/
In your inarguably august opinion. The FAA grounded a bunch of them.
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