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brycejones

Lifer
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There's a principal within humans where we tend to attribute the quality of a good based on who claims to be responsible for it, rather than who we provide responsibility to. You see this with cars as well as aircraft. In the case of these aircraft, I blame the mfg for a lack of proper enforcement of QC and maintenance protocols. Latam should not be permitted to operate on Boeing aircraft if they fail to implement a service bulletin from a year ago, much less 7.

But that's just me.
Now you’re just making up regulations that don’t exist.
 
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Zorba

Lifer
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There's a principal within humans where we tend to attribute the quality of a good based on who claims to be responsible for it, rather than who we provide responsibility to. You see this with cars as well as aircraft. In the case of these aircraft, I blame the mfg for a lack of proper enforcement of QC and maintenance protocols. Latam should not be permitted to operate on Boeing aircraft if they fail to implement a service bulletin from a year ago, much less 7.

But that's just me.
The manufacturer has absolutely zero ability to manage or enforce maintenance on aircraft once they are turned over to the customer. The OEMs provide a maintenance program, its on the airlines to follow it and on their certificate offices to ensure compliance.

Service bulletins are optional unless mandated through an airworthiness directive. Updates to the maintenance program are also optional unless mandated by airworthiness directive.

737s have their tires changed every few weeks, it's not on Boeing if some outsourced maintenance guy does it wrong when the work instructions are very clear.
 
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feralkid

Lifer
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Some folks seem to have forgotten the 737 MAX's MCAS flight control software systems, which killed nearly 350 people, due to Boeing not wishing to train pilots on this system, much less even mention this software's mere existence, in order to maximize profits.

There was no Maintenance (or lack of) that could be conveniently blamed on the purchasers; try as Boeing might, or to blame it on "Pilot Error".

Further recent events, red herring, small potatoes and "both-siding" aside, there is a documented culture of profit over safety at the "new" Boeing.
 

[DHT]Osiris

Lifer
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Now you’re just making up regulations that don’t exist.
.. I know? They should exist. I never said they did.

The manufacturer has absolutely zero ability to manage or enforce maintenance on aircraft once they are turned over to the customer. The OEMs provide a maintenance program, its on the airlines to follow it and on their certificate offices to ensure compliance.
The mfg can say 'not my problem' until they're blue in the face, still won't stop people from refusing to fly on their aircraft if they choose not to, which will eventually hit them financially (which I guess is the only way they feel the pain).
 

brycejones

Lifer
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Some folks seem to have forgotten the 737 MAX's MCAS flight control software systems, which killed nearly 350 people, due to Boeing not wishing to train pilots on this system, much lessen even mention this software's mere existence, in order to maximize profits.

There was no Maintenance (or lack of) that could be conveniently blamed on the purchasers; try as Boeing might, or to blame it on "Pilot Error".

Further recent events, red herring, small potatoes and "both-siding" aside, there is a documented culture of profit over safety at the "new" Boeing.
I have been upfront that Boeing has problems, and management by spreadsheet has been a disaster for them.
 
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Puffnstuff

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Can we please stop freaking out about everything that happens to a Boeing plane? This is about as useless as complaining about issues with landing gear wheels that are replaced every few hundred landings.
You might want to look a bit closer as that panel didn't come unfastened rather it blew apart while the plane was in flight.
 

Zorba

Lifer
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Some folks seem to have forgotten the 737 MAX's MCAS flight control software systems, which killed nearly 350 people, due to Boeing not wishing to train pilots on this system, much less even mention this software's mere existence, in order to maximize profits.

There was no Maintenance (or lack of) that could be conveniently blamed on the purchasers; try as Boeing might, or to blame it on "Pilot Error".

Further recent events, red herring, small potatoes and "both-siding" aside, there is a documented culture of profit over safety at the "new" Boeing.
No shit. MCAS was Boeing's fault and a major fuck up. A tire falling of an 18 year old plane due to poor maintenance is not Boeing's fault. Just because some things are Boeing's fault be it poor design or poor build quality doesn't mean everything that happens in the in 10,000 Boeing flight hours a day is Boeing's fault.

The United 737 with the missing panel is past the designed service life of that aircraft. The panels are supposed to be inspected at C-checks. And there are very good instructions for the proper installation of those panels. That specific panel design has tens of millions of flight hours on it, and similar panel designs are well over a billion commutative flight hours. If it was the original panel on that aircraft is likely has over 90,000 flight hours on that specific panel.

Regardless, if there does prove to be an issue with panel, either in design or recommended mx practices Boeing will issue a service bulletin. The FAA can then decide whether to issue an airworthiness directive for it
 

Zorba

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.. I know? They should exist. I never said they did.


The mfg can say 'not my problem' until they're blue in the face, still won't stop people from refusing to fly on their aircraft if they choose not to, which will eventually hit them financially (which I guess is the only way they feel the pain).
So you think Ford should be able to come into your garage and force you to do maintenance on your car, then be in complete control of how you operate it? Far more people are killed by improperly maintained and operated cars than commercial airlines.

At that point Boeing and Airbus would be the only airlines in the world.

Further airlines are allowed to purchase FAA "approved" aftermarket parts or build their own. Airline made parts require no FAA approval and after market parts generally require the thinnest of evidence that they are "equivalent." I wouldn't be shocked to find out this panel was aftermarket because the airline I used to work for bought similar panels aftermarket. Boeing has zero say in this process.
 
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[DHT]Osiris

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So you think Ford should be able to come into your garage and force you to do maintenance on your car, then be in complete control of how you operate it? Far more people are killed by improperly maintained and operated cars than commercial airlines.

At that point Boeing and Airbus would be the only airlines in the world.

Further airlines are allowed to purchase FAA "approved" aftermarket parts or build their own. Airline made parts require no FAA approval and after market parts generally require the thinnest of evidence that they are "equivalent." I wouldn't be shocked to find out this panel was aftermarket because the airline I used to work for bought similar panels aftermarket. Boeing has zero say in this process.
No, but I'm a private owner of a personal vehicle. If I personally owned a 747 and maintained it and the shit exploded midair, I wouldn't expect to blame Boeing for it.

If I took my vehicle to a Ford certified mechanic and their complete incompetence led to the destruction of my engine, I would definitely put blame on Ford as well because it's 'Ford certified'. They're claiming responsibility for the capabilities of that mechanic through their certification mechanisms.

For an aircraft, I'd expect every major airport is 'Boeing certified' and I'd expect them to take some responsibility for their work. An airport isn't the place I'd expect the equivalent of a shade tree mechanic, precisely because I'd expect the aircraft mfgs to take some responsibility for their name brand once sold to an airline. Precisely because when you're an aircraft mfg that ends up in the news, your brand suffers, and that can lead to decades of losses and govt handouts.

I understand that airline mechanics can fab square aluminum panels and whatnot, that's simple shit and should fall under the umbrella of body work that a certified shop can handle. Third party parts though? You're giving me even more reasons to never get on a plane again. Fuck that noise.
 
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lsd

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Aircraft tech with 25 years of experience here.
The problem with your logic is you believe the airline is certified by Boeing to maintain and operate it. That's a flawed assumption as it's the FAA that certifies airlines, not Boeing. The FAA is also supposed to conduct periodic inspections during flight and maintenance operations. So maybe you should focus your attention to not just boeing but to the FAA for their lack of oversight.

I've pulled that panel off hundreds of times. There's no mystery as to what happened in that particular incident.
 

iRONic

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I was the Director of Quality Control for a regional airline in the early 90s. I took delivery of 4 brand new Beechcraft 1900D Aircraft at the Raytheon factory in Shitchita.

The factory designated manufacturers inspector(DMI) who I worked with to release those aircraft to my Airline’s service was a Beachcraft employee: trained, certified, and signed off by the FAA.

We could not carry a revenue generating passenger until the regional FAA inspectors accepted my maintenance and inspection manuals.
 
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So maybe you should focus your attention to not just boeing but to the FAA for their lack of oversight.

Boeing employees mocked federal rules, talked about deceiving regulators and joked about potential flaws in the 737 Max as it was being developed, according to over a hundred pages of internal messages delivered Thursday to congressional investigators.

What can the FAA do when Boeing employees are deliberately misleading them?
 

lsd

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What can the FAA do when Boeing employees are deliberately misleading them?
What can they do? Why do think the FAA hasn't certified the max 7 and 10 yet?

Regardless, my point is just because an incident happened to a particular manufacturer doesn't automatically mean the manufacturer is at fault.
With the door plug blow out I believe Alaskan deserves some scrutiny along with Boeing because they knew there was a pressurization problem but didn't ground the plane to fix it. Airlines will constantly defer work and release aircraft with maintenance issues for revenue flight just for profits.
What I'm basically getting at is you can just blame Boeing for some of these issues. There's plenty of blame to go around.
 
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fskimospy

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Mar 10, 2006
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No shit. MCAS was Boeing's fault and a major fuck up. A tire falling of an 18 year old plane due to poor maintenance is not Boeing's fault. Just because some things are Boeing's fault be it poor design or poor build quality doesn't mean everything that happens in the in 10,000 Boeing flight hours a day is Boeing's fault.

The United 737 with the missing panel is past the designed service life of that aircraft. The panels are supposed to be inspected at C-checks. And there are very good instructions for the proper installation of those panels. That specific panel design has tens of millions of flight hours on it, and similar panel designs are well over a billion commutative flight hours. If it was the original panel on that aircraft is likely has over 90,000 flight hours on that specific panel.

Regardless, if there does prove to be an issue with panel, either in design or recommended mx practices Boeing will issue a service bulletin. The FAA can then decide whether to issue an airworthiness directive for it
Yeah, I think Boeing has made several huge mistakes in recent years like with MCAS and clearly a lack of quality control with some of their subcontractors like with the door plug issue. I see no indication those tire/panel issues are the fault of Boeing.

I think there's basically a feeding frenzy now where anything that goes wrong on one of these planes is a Boeing problem and that's not true. Some things 100% are Boeing's fault but I think people may not realize how often other mishaps happen with aircraft. Not all of them are manufacturing errors.
 

K1052

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What can they do? Why do think the FAA hasn't certified the max 7 and 10 yet?

Regardless, my point is just because an incident happened to a particular manufacturer doesn't automatically mean the manufacturer is at fault.
With the door plug blow out I believe Alaskan deserves some scrutiny along with Boeing because they knew there was a pressurization problem but didn't ground the plane to fix it. Airlines will constantly defer work and release aircraft with maintenance issues for revenue flight just for profits.
What I'm basically getting at is you can just blame Boeing for some of these issues. There's plenty of blame to go around.

The DC-10 parallels mixing design issues, airline maintenance issues, and a lack of FAA oversight is kinda eerie. Fortunately for Boeing I guess airlines really need the plane.
 

iRONic

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As a Part 121 carrier Alaskan Airlines should have a CAS (continuing analysis and surveillance) program. This covers the vendors and suppliers for their external maintenance. That should get some intense internal and FAA scrutiny.
 

skyking

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is likely has over 90,000 flight hours on that specific panel.
It's been on and off dozens of times, and those fastener locations wear out. Even if the bulk of the panel passes NDT, the corners were probably getting shot.
Then there is the fuselage where they are attached to. It is the same story there.
I fly a 65 year old airplane, it can be done. We have to look at every damn thing on it.
No way would that be a commercially feasible operation.
 
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