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United, Alaska Find Loose Parts on Some Boeing 737 MAX 9 Jets
Wall Street Journal ^
| Jan. 9, 2024 9:55 am ET
| Andrew Tangel , Alison Sider , Sharon Terlep and Nancy Keates
Posted on 01/09/2024 5:04:14 PM PST by Red Badger
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To: 04-Bravo; 1FASTGLOCK45; 1stFreedom; 2ndDivisionVet; 2sheds; 60Gunner; 6AL-4V; A.A. Cunningham; ...
AVIATION PING!.....................
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:04:50 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger; Rennes Templar
they are still focused on what exactly caused the door plug to move out of position. "When the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window."
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:10:09 PM PST
by
Ezekiel
(🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
To: Red Badger
Joint engineering is not as tough as Rocket Science.
Seriesly people, I have torque wrenches and know how to use them.
I even have decades of experience in snugging nuts onto bolts by feel.
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:10:35 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: Red Badger
Bracket is attached to airframe rib on your right. You can see 3 of the four bolt heads.
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:11:09 PM PST
by
linMcHlp
To: Red Badger
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:12:36 PM PST
by
linMcHlp
To: Red Badger
Boeing turned to crap after merging with McDonnell Douglas.
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:14:02 PM PST
by
wjcsux
(On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
To: linMcHlp
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GDWRH6OXEAEMu-l?format=jpg&name=small)
I see the loose nut!..................
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:17:40 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
DEI...Diversity...Inclusiveness...
IMHO, all these are contributing to this kind of event...
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:19:39 PM PST
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperately need him)
To: Paladin2
Vibration creates fastener problems which can be very difficult to solve.
For example, BMW has had continual problems with fasteners related to oil pump drives and cam phasers that went on for amost 20 years.
Even reverse threaded with thread locker would come undone.
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:20:27 PM PST
by
Reverend Wright
( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
To: Red Badger
Can’t their DEI’s even torque things properly? It’s certainly not the toughest job related to building airplanes.
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:20:41 PM PST
by
BobL
(Trump gets my vote, even if I have to write him in; Millions of others will do the same)
To: Red Badger
Filed under: practical consequences of checkbox hires.
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:22:11 PM PST
by
Noumenon
(You're not voting your way out of this. KTF)
To: Reverend Wright
Interesting, but just another reason to eschew BMW.
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:25:14 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: Red Badger
Back in my days in the aviation world, we had “D-Checks”, where we were required to complete gut the aircraft, in order to thoroughly inspect critical areas. Obviously it was a HUGE effort, but thankfully only had to be done every 8 years or so.
I’m getting to think here that non-DEI D-Checks might be required on these planes, as bolts are likely used in multiple places on this plane.
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:28:01 PM PST
by
BobL
(Trump gets my vote, even if I have to write him in; Millions of others will do the same)
To: BobL
Back in my days in the aviation world, we had QA inspectors that had to sign off on all stages of assembly and record serial numbers of calibrated torque wrenches used and who used it. I guess they don’t do that silly stuff any more...costs time and time is money.................
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:32:37 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
They likely still have QA’s, but if they’re diverse, then all bets are off regarding the effectiveness of that system.
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:35:38 PM PST
by
BobL
(Trump gets my vote, even if I have to write him in; Millions of others will do the same)
To: Paladin2
I think it was specific to high rpm, high output inline six engines (longer crankshaft, more torsional flex) combined with chain drive of camshafts and oil pumps.
Chains create and transmit vibration. I think using rubber belts would have solved it.
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:37:10 PM PST
by
Reverend Wright
( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
To: Red Badger
The 4 bolts are similar to NAS Close Tolerance NAS6604 spec.
The depression in the bolt head surface, lends an appearance that might lead a person to at first think that they were looking at a nut.
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:38:19 PM PST
by
linMcHlp
To: BobL
We had one DCAS (government) Inspector, and obvious diversity hire, who was a dumb as a box of rocks, and she was inspecting MILITARY stuff she had no idea what it was or what it was supposed to do...........................
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:40:16 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: linMcHlp
Yes, I realized that after I posted....................
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posted on
01/09/2024 5:41:11 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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