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re: Virgin Atlantic flight bound for NYC cancelled when passenger spots missing bolts on wing
Posted on 1/23/24 at 6:51 am to RollTide1987
Posted on 1/23/24 at 6:51 am to RollTide1987
the 4 missing bolts in question
4
Posted on 1/23/24 at 6:59 am to tigersbsbfan23
That's like missing a lug nut. No biggie. Let's roll.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 7:29 am to tigersbsbfan23
I like how in the already enormous zoomed in photo with 4 black holes as the focal point of the shot, they still felt the need to zoom in again and isolate in a yellow circle just in case someone out there was STILL just not getting it.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 7:41 am to tigersbsbfan23
quote:
bolts on wing
Screws.
You can tell by the cracking epoxy that fatiguing in this area with missing screws was taking place.
Without understanding the number of fatigue cycles this area has gone through already it is difficult to predict when failure would occur. The good news it was noticed and can be fixed.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 12:15 pm to tigersbsbfan23
In addition to the 4 missing bolts in question is the stress fracture / lifting of a weak point in the wing support.
(and this stuff is what can be seen; imagine the regular scheduled maint-work ignored & unseen -- yet desperately needed.)
How long has Virgin's Air's DEI policy been more of a priority than its fleet maintenance?
(and this stuff is what can be seen; imagine the regular scheduled maint-work ignored & unseen -- yet desperately needed.)
How long has Virgin's Air's DEI policy been more of a priority than its fleet maintenance?
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