On the face of it, outsourcing is not the issue. If a vendor is offshore and delivers his ready to install unit to final assembly, (batteries), it takes a leap to finger system interface as the issue. Place, position, and secure, then it gets wired......
This is an ops issue, imo. Boeing can't be present for line service, and thats on the Mx, or contractor. If its procedural, again, Boeing can't bird dog best practice on the line.
Windshield? Install issue. Almost certainly. Sloshing fuel dumped on the tarmac?
The tank was overfilled....Brakes? That died a quick death, no fallout.
I have no idea what FAA is up to. "Review" can mean anything from flipping through the logs to swarming the engineering with a microscope.
This entire thing could be overblown. The first fire was a tramp tool left in the EE bay, the second a fried generator, and now perhaps poor procedures on the ground.....
The arrow spins, was it Boeing for pushing too hard for Lithium, or the FAA for signing it off whilst blindfolded? They wrote it, should they eat it?
One thing is certain, somebody got chewed out for releasing the picture.
Last edited by Lyman; 13th Jan 2013 at 01:04.