Originally Posted by
Fonsini
I recall watching a documentary about Boeing whistleblowers who worked in QA reporting issues with sub-standard outsourced 737NG components a while back.
I wonder if those chickens have come home to roost....
Oh Boeing, how the mighty have fallen.
I believe that would be the Ducommun scandal I referred to earlier? One other thing. I read somewhere that pickle forks are made from AA7075-T3 - does anyone know this to be true? Most 7xxx alloys are not used in tension, which seems to be the role of a pickle fork, and certainly not in a naturally aged temper (i.e. age hardened at room temperature) as such tempers are unstable in 7xxx alloys. I would have thought a 2xxx damage tolerant alloy more appropriate for pickle forks.