Posted on 01/09/2024 10:09:29 PM PST by Dr. Franklin
It should surprise no one that cramming too many people in a plane causes safety problems that get ignored in the name of profits. It's like the Titanic sinking without enough life boats which finally caused a change in maritime laws.
Like in ships, the more hull penetrations the more weak points you create.
With a plug door as you surmise, it creates yet another emergency exit.
But then it’s another hull penetration that needs to be paid attention to during maintenance cycles.
More complexity, longer maintenance cycle to compensate, the more incentive to cut corners on inspecting certain things.
Like plug doors that don’t normally open.
Because why would anything be loose or damaged when it doesn’t get opened?
Not saying this is what happened, but it’s a possibility or possible contributing factor.
Depends on the maintenance logs and inspection reports.
This aircraft was brand new. I haven’t heard how many flights it had, but it’s been reported it was new.
The design was to have an emergency exit door there, which means one fewer row of seats. By replacing the door with a window panel, you get another row of seats.
But they installed the panel wrong.
Boeing quality is going down.
(But they installed the panel wrong.
Boeing quality is going down.)
That’s what happens when DIEversity is implemented in the workplace.
Exploratory sub.
I read the title and just laughed. If it’s linked, it’s a long chain to follow.
All I can say is, look for a new Apple iPhone ad very soon.
Blame the victims...
He’s generally an insufferable Leftist, but that’s pretty good!
“Gaping Hole in Boeing 737 Linked to Stuffing More Passengers Into Flights”
Almost became a way to ‘unstuff’ passengers.
Click=bait.
Isn’t this related to the fact that the electricity grid is collapsing in South Africa as the personnel there cannot maintain it?
unless you can afford first class or get your business to pay for it, flying for the other passengers is almost horrible.....seats stuffed close together, poor service, waiting in lines, inflated prices....a lousy pack of pretzels that cost about a dime.....its a unpleasant experience..
the ntsb woman describes this as an accident, not an incident, which to me means it could have been prevented.
Boeing did not manufacture the item in question. Spirit Aerosystems did.
That we are losing the ability to create and maintain complex systems such as infrastructure in our societies?
“Almost became a way to ‘unstuff’ passengers.”
Did the door suddenly blow off or did it first ‘spring a leak’, allowing the cabin to depressurize without passengers being sucked out?
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