Originally Posted by
tdracer
Sorry, but that entire story smells of BS. For starters, they don't build 737 fuselages in Renton - they are assembled at Spirit in Wichita and shipped by rail to Renton as a complete structure - structural work on the fuselage in Renton is minimal. About all that happens to the fuselage assembly in Renton is the various wiring and systems are added (and of course the wings and tail are bolted on.
Sorry,
td, but I don't see the word 'fuselage' in any of the description that was written. There is of course a bit more to final assembly than that. And I'm well aware the green fuselages are railed from Kansas to Seattle, apart of course from any that fall down a canyon in Montana on the way. And apparently quite a few do need fuselage work on arrival, from bullet holes they have picked up from yahoos doing 'target practice' along the line ....