Garfly Posted January 14 Posted January 14 (edited) But with so much international attention, all seems to have been forgiven! Edited January 14 by Garfly
Area-51 Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Bunnings Aerospace have a special on doors all day today!!! 1 2
CT9000 Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Highest best quality major engineering advancement made in superior factory in China. 1
facthunter Posted January 14 Posted January 14 That's where everything comes from. Except IKEA. .nev 1
Area-51 Posted January 14 Posted January 14 13 minutes ago, facthunter said: What time do they close? Nev Soon; hurry; offer ends today 1
Blueadventures Posted January 14 Posted January 14 45 minutes ago, Area-51 said: Bunnings Aerospace have a special on doors all day today!!! Do they have the ones that have optional bolts? 1
onetrack Posted January 14 Posted January 14 I'd have to opine a Bunnings door is probably a whole lot more secure, than a Boeing door, at present! 1
Methusala Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Interesting story with comments below. Worth reading. Slashdot https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/01/13/1841233/wsj-boeings-fuselage-factory-plagued-by-production-problems-and-quality-lapses 1
kgwilson Posted January 14 Posted January 14 It goes back even further than 20 years. Our own SBS dateline created a documentary in 2011 entitled "Problems with Boeing 737 Next Generation with structural dangers". This was way before the Max version. The whistleblowers were all sacked by Boeing. It starkly exposes Boeings "profit culture". It is well worth watching if you have a spare 33 minutes. Incidentally the doco is banned in the USA. Check it out. 2
cherk Posted January 15 Posted January 15 1 hour ago, facthunter said: That's pretty weak. Nev Bit like the door "Plug"
prwood Posted January 15 Posted January 15 23 hours ago, kgwilson said: It goes back even further than 20 years. Our own SBS dateline created a documentary in 2011 entitled "Problems with Boeing 737 Next Generation with structural dangers". This was way before the Max version. The whistleblowers were all sacked by Boeing. It starkly exposes Boeings "profit culture". It is well worth watching if you have a spare 33 minutes. Incidentally the doco is banned in the USA. Check it out. What an enlightening documentary, I'm gobsmacked. 1
Blueadventures Posted January 15 Posted January 15 21 minutes ago, prwood said: What an enlightening documentary, I'm gobsmacked. Agree; maybe should have briefed the share holders. The in action is sadly not a surprise these days or back then.
kgwilson Posted January 15 Posted January 15 The fact that the doco was banned in the US says a lot about the parochial nature of the US, money and the ties between huge corporations and government. 1
facthunter Posted January 15 Posted January 15 At the end of the day. Money is GOD. It's just a bit more obvious in the USA.. "Baby" Bush called it "the American way of life". Iraq is not about OIL. Murdoch said it will be "almost FREE" when this(war) is over and such terms as "THEY are sitting on OUR Oil.". Nev 1
kgwilson Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Well that is one terrible quality management system that does not require the bolts to be inspected when the door is opened and then closed again. It can't be opened without removing the bolts so it is obviously easy to not put them back in place. Since the incident Alaska has found many loose bolts & so far has only inspected 40 aircraft out of 171 & are waiting for FAA to release the others. For what reason they have not said & no-one seems to know when this will happen. In the meantime Boeing are having a quality management day with all staff. What that will achieve when their quality management systems are clearly poor in this instance is virtually nothing except put some publicity out that they are doing something. The buck still stops with Calhoun, one of the main architects of the cost based philosophy over quality and engineering. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/alaska-ceo-says-many-loose-bolts-found-in-max-9-door-plugs/?MailingID=FLY240123010&utm_campaign=avwebflash&utm_medium=newsletter&oly_enc_id=1805F8483078G8F
kgwilson Posted January 25 Posted January 25 And the title shows a RAF Comet 4 with Roger Miller - Boeing Boeing 707 written on it. 1
kgwilson Posted January 25 Posted January 25 (edited) It has now been confirmed that Boeing staff in Renton Washington improperly re-installed the door plug that blew out which at least exonerates the actual manufacturers of the fuselage Spirit AeroSystems of Wichita Kansas. Calhoun will have his henchmen looking hard for the Boeing Whistle blower who has leaked this to the press but I think this time they will be hard pressed to smooth it over and not fire the person or at lease pay him/her out a healthy severance package. Even then they have a lot of fixing to do. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/new-report-indicates-boeing-reinstalled-alaska-airlines-door-plug/?MailingID=FLY240124011&utm_campaign=avwebflash&utm_medium=newsletter&oly_enc_id=1805F8483078G8F Edited January 25 by kgwilson 1
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