Boeing grounds entire 777X test fleet after discovering engine defect

DAILY MAIL ^ | 20 August 2024 | Alex Hammer

[pfflier]

The headline says Boeing...

The problem is" The component in question, a titanium piece called a 'thrust link,' connects to the GE9X engines made by General Electric (GE)".

[coincheck]

Does it say “Made in China” on the packaging??
Everything else is.

[jerod]

Give these kids a break... They're doing their best.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Numerologists most affected.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Evidently that whole SPC and Six Sigma schtick shoved down GE’s throat by the illustrious McKinsey Group isn’t working out so well.

[T.B. Yoits]

Yeah, Chinesium isn’t a good metal.

[MortMan]

That diesn’t mean that GE (or Boeing) makes the part. GE is responsible for certification of the engine itself. Boeing is resposnible for the engine’s installation and interface construction.

Not enough data in the article to determine who is responsible.

[Carl Vehse]

This latest 777X test fleet problem, along with the Boeing door opening problem, and the "modified limited hangout" regarding the problems/failures on the Starliner Stuckliner, hanging on the ISS, this doesn't seem like a local manufacturing issue, but a broader leadership problem in the top Boeing management.

[M Kehoe]

Well, if you don’t hire the best, then your company fails the test.

No cert for you.

5.56mm

[MtnClimber]

How is that DEI working for GE?

[ryderann]

Boeing’s problems almost seem deliberate or sabotage. An excuse for the government to take over the company?

[neverevergiveup]

Funny how the most single-minded unaccepting people in the world use the words ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusion’ so frequently. They don’t accept ANY diversity of thought. They don’t like people with southern accents. They don’t like non-college educated whites. They don’t like conservative minorities. They call the middle of the nation ‘fly over country’. And, they don’t respect and won’t tolerate anyone thinking anything that doesn’t agree with their world view.

[neverevergiveup]

An excuse for the government to take over the company?

That would lead to the most unsafe planes in the skies.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

I hope Boeing dies on the vine SCREW THEM!!

[Thomas Jerome]

Great description.

[Dr. Sivana]

The problem is" The component in question, a titanium piece called a 'thrust link,' connects to the GE9X engines made by General Electric (GE)".

Not a problem. Pratt & Whitney, GE (and Rolls-Royce) makes engines. Boeing makes the plane. Think of those MOPAR trucks with Cummins diesel engines, or the Taurus SHO with the Yamaha engine.

[Gary from Dayton]

“I hope Boeing dies on the vine SCREW THEM!!”

The anti-American globalists who have Boeing (and ultimately all of America) in their crosshairs share your sentiment.
I, for one, hope that Boeing gets their act together and pulls themselves (and the USA) out of this nosedive.
However, this issue isn’t Boeing it’s on GE.

[Gary from Dayton]

“The headline says Boeing...”

The headline always blames Boeing. In most cases it’s the operating airline that is responsible. In this case a GE part.

[Carry_Okie]

However, this issue isn’t Boeing it’s on GE.

No. It's Boeing's plane. They are responsible to make sure their suppliers have quality systems in place to preclude such problems. Further, Boeing would have to have incoming inspection systems to validate supplier quality. Validation systems like that overlap for a reason.