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Boeing Shuts Down Production Line At Pa. Plant (possible helicopter sabotage)
CPS 3 Philadelphia ^ | 5/13/08 | Not bylined

Posted on 05/13/2008 8:09:26 PM PDT by denydenydeny

FBI Monitoring 'Incident' At Ridley Township Plant

RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS3/AP) ― Boeing Rotorcraft Systems temporarily shut down a production line for several hours Tuesday at its suburban Philadelphia plant because of possible irregularities discovered in two military helicopters.

The company disclosed few specifics about why the shutdown of the H-47 Chinook helicopter line at the plant in Ridley Township, Pa., occurred. It said an investigation was under way and it was working with the Defense Contract Management Agency, which oversees military suppliers.

Boeing officials said they discovered "irregularities" in two of the aircrafts that were being assembled at the plant. The nature of the irregularities was not immediately known.

Jack Satterfield, a company spokesman, said workers were expected to report for work Wednesday, even as the investigation continued.

Rep. Joe Sestak, a Democrat whose district includes the plant, said he was told during a briefing that wires that appeared to be broken or severed were found in one helicopter and a suspicious washer was found in a second.

Sestak said the assessment was preliminary and he expects that the findings of a more thorough review would be available on Wednesday. He praised Boeing's handling of the situation, and said it was much too early to speculate on what happened.

Satterfield said the shutdown was isolated to the line at the Pennsylvania plant and does not affect operational aircraft.

The Chinook is known as the Army's workhorse aircraft. It is used to transport troops and supplies.

Boeing is currently producing new Chinooks for the Army, as well as updating older models.

A message left Tuesday evening with the Defense Contract Management Agency was not immediately returned.

(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: aerospace; antimilitary; boeing; fifthcolumn; helicopter; itcanhappenhere; sabotage; warcrime
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To: Bogey78O

Oh I know, likely the FBI is already on the ground.


21 posted on 05/13/2008 8:38:32 PM PDT by Dr.Zoidberg ("Shut the hell up, New York Times, you sanctimonious whining jerks!" - Craig Ferguson)
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To: Dr.Zoidberg

Death Penalty.
We are at war.
Treason is Treason.


22 posted on 05/13/2008 8:41:40 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Guns don't kill people, gun free zones kill people)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Sounds reasonable to me.


23 posted on 05/13/2008 8:42:57 PM PDT by Dr.Zoidberg ("Shut the hell up, New York Times, you sanctimonious whining jerks!" - Craig Ferguson)
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To: denydenydeny
The Corrective Action Engineer will wish he was never born.

The Inspector will be fired.

The person that screwed it up will be told to be more careful in the future.

24 posted on 05/13/2008 8:49:24 PM PDT by DenverCossack
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To: jazusamo

“There’s anti-war wackos nuts enough to do something like that but you wouldn’t think they’d be on a Boeing assembly line.”

IIRC...it’s a union shop....

(I’m a union Electrician)...you should hear the stuff they pump out...there are some REAL hardcore moonbats in the ranks...


25 posted on 05/13/2008 8:51:00 PM PDT by Crim (Dont frak with the Zeitgeist....)
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To: TADSLOS
I knew a guy that worked as an inspector on an armaments line. He told me a component came through after a milling stage that he examined and measured the new machining, never noticing it was milled on the wrong end, and passed it on.

He said a number of people got chewed out for letting a bad piece get so far along the line.

26 posted on 05/13/2008 8:51:11 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: denydenydeny

27 posted on 05/13/2008 8:52:04 PM PDT by Bobalu (What do I know, I'm a Typical White Guy)
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To: denydenydeny

Is there going to be a raid by ICE now?


28 posted on 05/13/2008 9:01:03 PM PDT by enduserindy ("The MSM isnÂ’t stupid, itÂ’s just really good at looking surprised." - me, just now.)
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To: denydenydeny

Were there any crumbs of falafel found in the area?


29 posted on 05/13/2008 9:29:59 PM PDT by 353FMG (Don't make the mistake to think that Government is a Friend of the People)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Sounds like the Outta Control Unions around Philly are at it again!


30 posted on 05/13/2008 9:42:05 PM PDT by philly-d-kidder (From Kuwait where the Weather is always Partly Sandy!)
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To: Velveeta; milford421; DAVEY CROCKETT

Ping


31 posted on 05/14/2008 1:53:47 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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To: denydenydeny

Ohh a politician is involved! We must be safe now!


32 posted on 05/14/2008 2:09:24 AM PDT by JoeSixPack1
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To: livius

Well, remember there were Muslims in the military out sabotaging things. Remember the Muslim helicopter mechanic who was involved in one of the crashes early in the war? Something like 17 people were killed in it................

You have more info on that? I don’t remember such a crash


33 posted on 05/14/2008 2:13:11 AM PDT by dennisw
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To: dennisw

I remember it. Fallujah...my nephew refused that particular flight. Marines. It wasn’t 17, it was 30.

http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=16798

But what is more important and revealing about this article is it indicates that more is suspected in the numerous ‘copter crashes than just ‘sand.’ This article is just the tip of the iceberg. Google the crashes and you will start to see a pattern nicely obscured by the phrase, “nothing to see here.”


34 posted on 05/14/2008 4:22:56 AM PDT by EBH ( ... the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness. --Alculin c.735-804)
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To: denydenydeny

ID Theft at BoeingMonday,
November 21, 2005 | 6:55 AMNovember 21, 2005 —

Officials made a disturbing announcement from Boeing that could impact workers in Ridley Township.

The company says a Boeing employee’s laptop computer has been stolen. It contains personal information on 161,000 employees, including sensitive information such as Social Security numbers, birth dates and banking account information.

A spokesman for Boeing said Saturday that personal information from the 4,500 workers at the Ridley Township plant may be included, but that official couldn’t say for sure.


35 posted on 05/14/2008 4:30:38 AM PDT by EBH ( ... the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness. --Alculin c.735-804)
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To: exit82

Torqued to 1000 ft-lbs, same as the UH1?


36 posted on 05/14/2008 4:30:41 AM PDT by magslinger (cranky right-winger)
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To: enduserindy

There are up to 70,000 people worshipping in 34 mosques in the city alone, leading one local leader to describe Philadelphia as “a Mecca for US Muslims”.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/96760D5C-448D-46A0-BB99-91D3A2546AA9.htm


37 posted on 05/14/2008 4:31:54 AM PDT by EBH ( ... the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness. --Alculin c.735-804)
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To: denydenydeny
Speaking of Ridley Township, from January....

Couple Protests FAA With Rooftop Sign

38 posted on 05/14/2008 4:36:07 AM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: EBH

Move the plant to a more friendly state.


39 posted on 05/14/2008 4:37:28 AM PDT by bmwcyle (I always rely on God and Guns in that order)
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To: denydenydeny

FWIW, Sestak is Rendell’s partner in the current assault on the 2nd Amendment here in PA.


40 posted on 05/14/2008 4:39:20 AM PDT by airborne (LETS GO PENS!!! LETS GO PENS!!! LETS GO PENS!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!)
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