Originally Posted by
FUMR
To be expected. It's Boeing hunting season now!
Exactly. The airplanes in question (and the specific type in particular) have operated well for a long time. There's nothing unusual about stuff happening because...stuff happens.
The news media do this to specific airlines too when they hit string of even ordinary "stuff". Every blown tire is newsworthy, gets reported and is an indictment insinuating malfeasance and neglect.
Nothing to see here.