PPRuNe Forums - Search Results

Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

 
Search: Posts Made By: ozaub
Showing results 1 to 35 of 139
Search took 0.01 seconds.
15th Feb 2024, 02:18
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

Toyota’s Daihatsu division has stopped vehicle...

Toyota’s Daihatsu division has stopped vehicle deliveries while it reviews compliance issues. Should Boeing do likewise? IIRC Boeing did stop deliveries of 777s years ago because of quality non...
8th Feb 2024, 04:48
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

NTSB’s Preliminary Report is so disappointing. We...

NTSB’s Preliminary Report is so disappointing. We still don’t know which way’s up. Or more specifically do “lift assist springs” exert a force on “MED plug” less or greater than weight of plug?

To...
5th Feb 2024, 23:08
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

Indonesia’s Komite Nasional Keselamatan...

Indonesia’s Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT), assisted by NTSB, meticulously followed ICAO rules and published a preliminary report on crash of Lion Air flight 610 30 days after the...
31st Jan 2024, 05:41
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

Just a reminder that per ICAO Annex 13, the State...

Just a reminder that per ICAO Annex 13, the State conducting the investigation of an accident or incident is expected to produce a Preliminary Report within 30 days of the accident. So hopefully many...
22nd Jan 2024, 08:04
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

soarbum is right my calculation was wrong. Sorry

soarbum is right my calculation was wrong. Sorry
22nd Jan 2024, 01:31
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

Way back I questioned ethics and legality of...

Way back I questioned ethics and legality of deliberately blocking escape routes. Imagine public outrage if any aircraft with plugged emergency exits is ever involved in an evacuation.

An...
14th Jan 2024, 08:48
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

Is it Legal to Plug Emergency Exits on MAX 9? ...

Is it Legal to Plug Emergency Exits on MAX 9?

Previously I’ve questioned ethics of plugging EEs; it seems wrong to deliberately block an available escape route. I wasn’t questioning legality of...
12th Jan 2024, 05:49
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

And it’s not just weight of plug. Weight of frame...

And it’s not just weight of plug. Weight of frame will be at least as much again.
12th Jan 2024, 04:58
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

Having reread Seattle Times article and watched...

Having reread Seattle Times article and watched Chris Brady’s latest video, there’s sufficient confusion about which way’s up that I’ll risk sticking with my assumption at #678 that thrust from “Lift...
10th Jan 2024, 22:51
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

Missing Negative G Bolts on MAX9 Best...

Missing Negative G Bolts on MAX9

Best illustration and explanation and of plug retention is in Seattle Times at NTSB focus on Boeing, Spirit assembly work after Alaska Airlines blowout | The...
10th Jan 2024, 00:59
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

Next question. Why are emergency exits plugged at...

Next question. Why are emergency exits plugged at all; given that Boeing and airlines insist that safety is paramount. Recent JAL accident should remind us that too many exits are not enough. Forty...
10th Jan 2024, 00:15
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

Boeing knows, NTSB knows, we all know that none...

Boeing knows, NTSB knows, we all know that none of the safety bolts were installed. How could they all come loose and disappear?
9th Jan 2024, 05:45
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

NTSB is being coy; they know as well as we all do...

NTSB is being coy; they know as well as we all do that safety bolts were never there. And not withstanding NTSB reticence I’m sure they’ll find previous pressure warning were caused by unrestrained...
9th Jan 2024, 01:33
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

My theory at #467 is entirely consistent with...

My theory at #467 is entirely consistent with earlier pressurisation issues. On prior flights plug jiggled up just a fraction before pressure locking against contour pads. Then dropped back into...
8th Jan 2024, 21:47
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

Further to my post at #347 and Old Ag at #450,...

Further to my post at #347 and Old Ag at #450, without at least one of four safety bolts plug is only held in place by gravity; resting on rollers.
Then under low or negative G, lift assist springs...
8th Jan 2024, 06:56
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,080
Posted By ozaub

We’ll soon know if safety bolts were in place....

We’ll soon know if safety bolts were in place. Without them what prevents door disengaging under negative G and low cabin pressure? Or more likely jiggling loose under a series of reduce G...
19th Jan 2023, 08:40
Replies: 148
Views: 56,460
Posted By ozaub

Only believe three things in any newspaper. The...

Only believe three things in any newspaper. The price, the date and the horoscopes.
9th Jan 2023, 04:59
Replies: 13
Views: 5,385
Posted By ozaub

FAA Belated Response to AA 587 Accident

On 12 November 2001, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300, crashed due to structural failure of vertical stabiliser. On 21 November 2022, FAA published a final rule to prevent a similar...
18th Mar 2022, 04:57
Replies: 81
Views: 24,322
Posted By ozaub

You’ve seen the movie, now read the book. If...

You’ve seen the movie, now read the book. If Kennedy’s Downfall documentary made you sad at how Boeing fell from pride in excellence to corporate shame, then Peter Robison’s book Flying Blind - the...
5th Mar 2022, 04:57
Replies: 81
Views: 24,322
Posted By ozaub

For those who've forgotten or are not too...

For those who've forgotten or are not too familiar with what happened on MAX accident flights and preceding Lion Air flight there’s a good summary at...
24th Jul 2021, 01:16
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,780,658
Posted By ozaub

Marketing AstraZeneca vaccination to under-60s...

Marketing AstraZeneca vaccination to under-60s will kill about a dozen of them; based on UK Government statistics at...
9th Apr 2021, 05:23
Replies: 121
Views: 27,283
Posted By ozaub

It seems strange that some are still defending...

It seems strange that some are still defending Boeing and 737 MAX when Boeing and its lawyers have admitted criminal culpability and paid an (initial) fine of nearly $3 billion.

If you have not...
27th Feb 2021, 08:50
Replies: 1,128
Views: 472,620
Posted By ozaub

Further to posts #622 and #630, on 25 Feb FAA...

Further to posts #622 and #630, on 25 Feb FAA assessed $5.4m in deferred penalties under terms of 2015 agreement whereby Boeing pledged to improve regulatory compliance. See Press Release – Boeing to...
9th Jan 2021, 22:29
Replies: 1,128
Views: 472,620
Posted By ozaub

Thanks Willow for #625. Perhaps you are right and...

Thanks Willow for #625. Perhaps you are right and timing of Boeing announcements was purely fortuitous. Forgive my cynicism. I wasn’t born a cynic; it’s the product of 50 years in an industry which...
9th Jan 2021, 05:33
Replies: 1,128
Views: 472,620
Posted By ozaub

Further to Easy Street at #601, this is not first...

Further to Easy Street at #601, this is not first time that Boeing (in collusion with US government agencies) has announced unpalatable news when media attention is elsewhere.

Immediately before...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Nov 2019, 05:10
Replies: 363
Views: 558,285
Posted By ozaub

A couple of intriguing details to note about...

A couple of intriguing details to note about compliance times in Table 1 of new MOM (5 Nov).
1. If aircraft is BBJ with "Lower Cabin Altitude" STC ie higher pressure differential, then threshold...
13th Nov 2019, 21:29
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,756,353
Posted By ozaub

Digression Alert. Way back at #3614 and 3615...

Digression Alert. Way back at #3614 and 3615 there's passing reference to Nevil Shute Norway. He co-designed R100 airship and the Airspeed Oxford, an important aircraft of WW2. In his...
12th Nov 2019, 05:17
Replies: 16
Views: 10,989
Posted By ozaub

Comparison of ICAO Safety Audit Results at...

Comparison of ICAO Safety Audit Results at https://www.icao.int/safety/Pages/USOAP-Results.aspx today 12 November
Australia’s audit was this year and it improved noticeably
Malaysia’s audit is for...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Nov 2019, 20:47
Replies: 363
Views: 558,285
Posted By ozaub

Mick, Turbo et al, I stand corrected re dates

Mick, Turbo et al, I stand corrected re dates
Forum: Tech Log
6th Nov 2019, 21:29
Replies: 363
Views: 558,285
Posted By ozaub

Thanks Turbo. I’m not advocating inspection...

Thanks Turbo. I’m not advocating inspection before further flight; just inspect all 737s, oldest first.
It’s ludicrous for CASA and Qantas to insist there’s no risk below an arbitrary threshold. We...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Nov 2019, 03:41
Replies: 363
Views: 558,285
Posted By ozaub

Courtesy of Grandfather, 737 is only significant...

Courtesy of Grandfather, 737 is only significant airliner still in service that has not been subject to a proper full scale fatigue test. Fail-safe fatigue integrity was originally certificated on...
26th Oct 2019, 06:59
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,756,353
Posted By ozaub

A small correction please to my post at #3317. I...

A small correction please to my post at #3317. I suggested that foreign validations of FAA Type Certification would have detected deficiencies in design of MCAS. KNKT report at 1.17.8 tells us that...
25th Oct 2019, 22:45
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,756,353
Posted By ozaub

Blame the pilots if you must.. Boeing will. But...

Blame the pilots if you must.. Boeing will. But why was Boeing allowed to sell a new model of the 737 which was inherently less safe than earlier models? Grandfathering, ODA and self-regulation. ...
22nd Oct 2019, 09:22
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,756,353
Posted By ozaub

Keesje is so right. Why did JATR have so little...

Keesje is so right. Why did JATR have so little impact? Media coverage was dire enough eg...
16th Oct 2019, 09:24
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,756,353
Posted By ozaub

Only a few more sleeps and many of the questions...

Only a few more sleeps and many of the questions on this forum will be answered. Count on Indonesia’s KTNT publishing final accident report on JT610, or at least a comprehensive update, by end of...
Showing results 1 to 35 of 139
 


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.