return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 6 months agoUnited Airlines finds loose bolts on door plugs on several 737 Max 9 planes following Alaska Airlines mid-air door blowout incidentwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down13
arrow-up1208arrow-down1external-linkUnited Airlines finds loose bolts on door plugs on several 737 Max 9 planes following Alaska Airlines mid-air door blowout incidentwww.cbsnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareDead_or_Alive@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·6 months agoGenerally in Aviation, bolts are torqued down to a spec and then they are wired to prevent them from coming loose. I’m not an engineer but this happening on soo many planes looks like a manufacturing QC problem.
Generally in Aviation, bolts are torqued down to a spec and then they are wired to prevent them from coming loose. I’m not an engineer but this happening on soo many planes looks like a manufacturing QC problem.