US Regulators Warned of Problems on Boeing 777s

Yahoo News ^ | March 12 ,2014 | Staff

[lbryce]

Months before Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 mysteriously vanished, US regulators warned of a "cracking and corrosion" problem on Boeing 777s that could lead to a mid-air breakup and drastic drop in cabin pressure.

The revelation comes amid a desperate search for traces of the plane with 239 people on board, which lost contact with air traffic control at around 1730 GMT Friday, about an hour after take-off from Kuala Lumpur en route to Beijing..

[lbryce]

FTA:We are issuing this AD (Airworthiness Directive) to detect and correct cracking and corrosion in the fuselage skin, which could lead to rapid decompression and loss of structural integrity of the airplane," the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Well, if it's Boeing, maybe I won't be going.

Another painful blow to was once the quintessential showcase of American technological supremacy.

[Bayard]

Its worthless to speculate what happened until they find the plane.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Oh, Boy. Here we go...

[mountainlion]

The disinformation begins.

[dljordan]

“Another painful blow to was once the quintessential showcase of American technological supremacy. “

No it’s not. ADs are issued constantly to correct problems before they become a major issue. We have the best system in the world for detecting and correcting problems with aircraft and also the best maintenance in the world.

[lbryce]

I stand corrected.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

BULLSHIT. Lets wait and see.

[WVKayaker]

Another painful blow to was once the quintessential showcase of American technological supremacy.

The B-52 entered military service in 1954. Ongoing updates have included new avionics, data-link communications, electronic defense and offensive systems, and more powerful, fuel-efficient turbofan engines. Used in Operation Iraqi Freedom, the B-52 has been the longest-serving bomber U.S. military history.

[driftdiver]

The plane was delivered May 31, 2002. This kind of problem occurs more often on planes used for short haul flights.

[Mashood]

B777’s also have higher incidences of pitot tube freezeups than other models of Boeing aircraft which lead to autonav/pilot shutdowns like what happened to AF447.

[TurboZamboni]

If they wanted to keep it secret, they should have gad Gubmint Motors build it.

[SkyDancer]

What was the AD number?

[diogenes ghost]

"What was the AD number?"

I don't have the finalized AD#, but the service bulletin was 777-53A0068.

[Stevenc131]

The 777 went into service in 1995 and the only fatalities in it’s history prior to now occurred on the Asiana flight that crashed due to pilot error in San Francisco in 2013 (which included the girl that was run over by the rescue vehicle on the ground outside the plane). The plane seems pretty safe based on it’s history.

[lostboy61]

Maintenance is not part of the deal with Boeing aircraft. We would get a aircraft back to Everett one or two times a year for retrofit. The B.S. we found when we pulled them apart would blow the publics mind. One with a door 5 crew rest area replacement had a 6-pak of lavs that we removed. The floor was totally rotted out from a water leak under the lavs. This area had been sighed off on inspections a number of times by the airline. It was sent over to B.F. Goodrich next door as it would cost to much for B.A.C. to fix it.

[Elsie]

US Regulators Warned of Problems on Boeing 777s

I'll betcha that there are 'problems' on EVERY plane flying!

[Elsie]

You know this fact is NOT gonna slow us down at all in the Speculation Department!

[SkyDancer]

K, Thanks. Never heard of prob’s with the Triple until now.

[BatGuano]

Really? Please name your source or sources for these “incidences”.

[BatGuano]

Did that AD concern cracking and corrosion near the SATCOM antenna? Some one stated the B777 had pitot icing problems, never heard of that.

Regards,
Bat