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Posted on 1/9/24 at 2:50 am to tide06
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I’m convinced it’s their hiring practices not cost cutting.
All mechanics deserve to be included, even the third world ones.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 5:36 am to Tortious
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Exactly. Only distance that really matters is from the ground.
In a smart-arse way this is true but in actuality distance from a suitable diversion airport is extremely important and is the whole point of the FAA's ETOPS rules. The reason this plane was ETOPS limited is that it is a lot worse to have an issue near the equal time point of a long ETOPS run than it is to have the issue within 60 mins of a diversion airport ie halfway to Hawaii from LAX vs where this plane was when it had the issue.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 5:41 am to BilbeauTBaggins
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I'm glad Southwest hasn't put me on any MAX-8 planes for my flights the last few years
This supposedly only impacts the Max-9s, which is why United is having the issues, not Southwest. I don't believe Southwest owns any Max 9s.
I was on a United Max 9 just a few weeks ago... could have been me
Posted on 1/10/24 at 5:47 am to Fun Bunch
But we’re the pilots diverse? That’s all that matters to the left.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 5:53 am to Fun Bunch
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United Airlines says it found loose door plug bolts on some of its Boeing 737 Max 9s during inspections in light of the Alaska Airlines incident
After my horrible flying experience on a business trip last summer I came to the conclusion our air traffic system in this country, especially in the smaller regional airports, has lost the ability to function. I decided then that from now on, unless it’s more than a 12 hour drive, I’m done flying.
Looks like I made the right choice.
By the way, if these door plug bolts are loose, imagine what else is not up to standard on these and other aircraft now.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 5:59 am to BilbeauTBaggins
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even though I know the original problem has been corrected.
computer designed planes are perfectly fine, no need for "old school engineers" they are obsolete /s
Boeing found out you can't fix poor flight, stall, and balance problems with software upgrades
no matter how hard you wish it would
how about the F33? that was a hot mess.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 6:10 am to dr
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Boeing found out you can't fix poor flight, stall, and balance problems with software upgrades
True, but not entirely true if you're talking about the Max... The 2 flights that had the issues didn't have the dual AOA sensors. All US carriers chose for the redundancy.
Now where they failed miserably was training pilots on the changes and those with the single sensor should have been aware of the changes and known to shut off because it was likely a fault.
Boeing screwed the pooch big time. Should have never tried to retrofit the larger engines on the existing 737 frame in an effort to compete with Aerobus Neos.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 6:14 am to Darth_Vader
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By the way, if these door plug bolts are loose, imagine what else is not up to standard on these and other aircraft now.
There’s plenty of stories out there about tools, leftover materials, etc being found in the hulls and tanks of planes after construction. I have a good friend who does wiring on small planes and he shares stories with me when we get together. Just assume that some of the people putting those things together in the US are stoned while doing it.
This post was edited on 1/10/24 at 6:15 am
Posted on 1/10/24 at 7:50 am to redstick13
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There’s plenty of stories out there about tools, leftover materials, etc being found in the hulls and tanks of planes after construction
Aside from the battery issues the 787 initially had, wasn't there a huge issue with trash being found in those planes?
Posted on 1/10/24 at 7:53 am to Lsut81
I'm getting on a United 737 on Sunday. Prayers.
This post was edited on 1/10/24 at 7:54 am
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