My Kinda Sorta Mea Culpa for Previous 787 Post - Flying Lessons
Note photo - bottom line - NOW seems to be panel was NOT reinstalled after some sort of maintenace in that area
The fact that this panel was removed on every one of 89 Boeing 787s to conduct a manufacturer-ordered modification of the
environmental control system to correct a problem of condensation and poor drainage led me further to believe the news account that the panel came off a brand new 787.
Early Friday morning Rabinowitz sent me a link to a story in
First Post, reporting that an Air India mechanic has been suspended for removing the panel and failing to put it back. How a four by eight foot gaping hold was not detected during the pilot walk around prior to the flight is mystifying for me as it is for some of you who have commented on this story....