Posted on 06/04/2019 11:56:53 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a statement Sunday saying Boeing has informed them that some parts for the company's grounded 737 Max passenger plane, and prior model 737 Next Generation (NG), may have been improperly manufactured. Boeing said the part known as a leading-edge slat track — a mechanism that modifies the lift and drag characteristics of the plane's wing during takeoffs and landings — is among 148 parts from a Boeing supplier that are under concern.
According to the FAA, 32 Boeing NG and 33 Boeing Max aircraft are affected in the U.S., with the number increasing to 133 NG and 179 Max worldwide.
In its statement, the FAA said, "The affected parts may be susceptible to premature failure or cracks resulting from the improper manufacturing process. Although a complete failure of a leading-edge slat track would not result in the loss of the aircraft, a risk remains that a failed part could lead to aircraft damage in flight."
The FAA is issuing an Airworthiness Directive to mandate Boeing's service actions to identify and remove the discrepant parts from service, estimating that "up to 148 parts manufactured by a Boeing sub-tier supplier are affected."
In response, Boeing told CBS News they are working with the FAA and have "contacted 737 operators advising them to inspect the slat track assemblies on certain airplanes. One batch of slat tracks with specific lot numbers produced by a supplier was found to have a potential nonconformance."
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This is not that big of a deal. A similar article was posted yesterday.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3754108/posts
Must be a bunch of democrats running Boeing.
If it is Boeing, I ain’t going?
Isn’t Boeing located in caliMEXico?
as predicted years ago when Boeing became a plane “assembler”.
That supplier would be the Ching Chang Chow Shanghai Kut Rate Airplane Parts LLC. This company was highly recommended by all of Boeing's MBAs and financial officers.
I don’t understand all this. Why didn’t Boeing just come out and say “We have a problem and we’re going to fix it”?
“This is not that big of a deal...”
Nah, slats only affect critical flight parameters such as takeoff, landing, stall speed etc.
I don’t understand all this. Why didn’t Boeing just come out and say “We have a problem and we’re going to fix it”?
This happens frequently in the producation of aircraft and parts.
“is among 148 parts from a Boeing supplier that are under concern.”
“A Boeing supplier”. Name of company? Name of country?
I’m the curious type I guess.
If you turned Hell upside down you would see “Made in China” scrolled on it.
And, Boeing already has plenty of both perception and reality problems.
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That’s because people are so easily fooled by the news media.
In its statement, the FAA said, “The affected parts may be susceptible to premature failure or cracks resulting from the improper manufacturing process. Although a complete failure of a leading-edge slat track would not result in the loss of the aircraft, a risk remains that a failed part could lead to aircraft damage in flight.”
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As far as I know there’s been no problems caused by the parts and no major problems are expected.
Airworthiness Directives are routine in aviation.
Apparently Boeing tried out the new Slapdash technique in the modification program for converting 737s into Max 800s.
Thanks for posting this reality!
“Sud-tier suppliers” = China.
As predicted years ago when Boeing became a plane “assembler”.
Interesting that the third party supplier is not named.
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