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Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2024, 11:11
Replies: 162
Views: 57,316
Posted By OldnGrounded

US FAA opens probe into Boeing 787 inspections...

US FAA opens probe into Boeing 787 inspections (https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/faa-opens-new-investigation-into-boeing-wsj-reports-2024-05-06/)
Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2024, 11:02
Replies: 162
Views: 57,316
Posted By OldnGrounded

The problem seems to be with the Atlas V. ...

The problem seems to be with the Atlas V.

https://www.reuters.com/science/boeings-new-starliner-capsule-set-first-crewed-flight-space-station-2024-05-06/

Oops, sorry. Didn't see MechEngr's...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Apr 2024, 11:02
Replies: 162
Views: 57,316
Posted By OldnGrounded

True. Perhaps, to limit such damage in the...

True. Perhaps, to limit such damage in the future, Boeing should try harder to produce fewer whistleblowers.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Apr 2024, 14:14
Replies: 76
Views: 27,558
Posted By OldnGrounded

It's a helluva story. ...

It's a helluva story.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_841_(1979)

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8108.pdf
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Apr 2024, 13:52
Replies: 162
Views: 57,316
Posted By OldnGrounded

I've read your posts for most of that decade and...

I've read your posts for most of that decade and have never seen the slightest indication that you've done any such thing. You're a valuable contributor to these conversations.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Apr 2024, 23:09
Replies: 162
Views: 57,316
Posted By OldnGrounded

Yes, I'd make the same bet. Katz's firm didn't...

Yes, I'd make the same bet. Katz's firm didn't take this case without being very confident that it has legs. Almost certainly, Salehpour doesn't have nearly deep enough pockets to pay for the level...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Apr 2024, 15:38
Replies: 31
Views: 11,955
Posted By OldnGrounded

Yes, as usual, he does a very good and...

Yes, as usual, he does a very good and level-headed job of summarizing what's known so far. Thanks for the link.

Definitely scary.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Apr 2024, 15:10
Replies: 31
Views: 11,955
Posted By OldnGrounded

True. As I said, I don't want to minimize it —...

True. As I said, I don't want to minimize it — it was a near miss of an accident that would have been catastrophic. But accuracy counts and we can usually count on the Daily Mail not to bother with...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Apr 2024, 19:52
Replies: 32
Views: 10,467
Posted By OldnGrounded

I believe ADS-B ground speed is GPS-derived.

I believe ADS-B ground speed is GPS-derived.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Apr 2024, 16:57
Replies: 31
Views: 11,955
Posted By OldnGrounded

Yes, it's suddenly everywhere: ...

Yes, it's suddenly everywhere:

https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZjbmt0TXpZd1NoRUtEd2ptbnYyaUN4SFd0SGFsSlk4WWV5Z0FQAQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

Unsurprisingly, the...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2024, 12:24
Replies: 705
Views: 198,831
Posted By OldnGrounded

Yup. The antitrust issues probably complicate...

Yup. The antitrust issues probably complicate negotiations, but it does seem like the most sensible way to deal with Spirit.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2024, 11:38
Replies: 705
Views: 198,831
Posted By OldnGrounded

From Reuters, yesterday:Exclusive: Boeing, Airbus...

From Reuters, yesterday:Exclusive: Boeing, Airbus exploring framework to divvy up Spirit Aero's operations...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2024, 22:34
Replies: 705
Views: 198,831
Posted By OldnGrounded

Nothing in WillowRun's post implied that labor...

Nothing in WillowRun's post implied that labor reps have any such obligation. It simply questioned what Captain Tajer's goals might be. That seems to me a reasonable question.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2024, 22:15
Replies: 52
Views: 21,683
Posted By OldnGrounded

Actually, some of Barnett's friends claim that he...

Actually, some of Barnett's friends claim that he said that. It may be true, but it's not established. And whether it's true or not, it isn't, in and of itself, evidence relating to the cause and...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2024, 21:45
Replies: 52
Views: 21,683
Posted By OldnGrounded

What does that have to do with conspiracy...

What does that have to do with conspiracy theories about Barnett's death?

Sheesh, folks, get a grip.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2024, 21:44
Replies: 52
Views: 21,683
Posted By OldnGrounded

Actually, some of Barnett's friends claim that he...

Actually, some of Barnett's friends claim that he said that. It may be true, but it's not established. And whether it's true or not, it isn't, in and of itself, evidence relating to the cause and...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2024, 21:23
Replies: 52
Views: 21,683
Posted By OldnGrounded

With respect, I think you need a serious reality...

With respect, I think you need a serious reality check on this issue.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2024, 00:20
Replies: 705
Views: 198,831
Posted By OldnGrounded

Yup. Very, very likely indeed.

Yup. Very, very likely indeed.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2024, 00:15
Replies: 52
Views: 21,683
Posted By OldnGrounded

Excellent post. Yes, I believe Barnett's counsel...

Excellent post. Yes, I believe Barnett's counsel said that he had, the day before his death, finished being deposed by Boeing's attorneys and that cross-examination by his own lawyer was scheduled...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2024, 14:37
Replies: 52
Views: 21,683
Posted By OldnGrounded

The unfounded speculation in this thread has...

The unfounded speculation in this thread has already slipped into the realm of "conspiranoia." There's absolutely no good reason to think that Barnett's death would provide Boeing (or anyone else,...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2024, 00:51
Replies: 705
Views: 198,831
Posted By OldnGrounded

I have no idea what the manual says about...

I have no idea what the manual says about lubricant for that procedure, but it's likely that the FAA wouldn't have cited in in the report if using Dawn was compliant.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2024, 19:30
Replies: 52
Views: 21,683
Posted By OldnGrounded

Yes, please, folks. We don't know and can't know,...

Yes, please, folks. We don't know and can't know, and feeding the storm of speculation building around this helps no one and no cause.

Statement from Barnett's lawyers:
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Mar 2024, 10:44
Replies: 31
Views: 31,047
Posted By OldnGrounded

It isn't, obviously, but (a) the risk event...

It isn't, obviously, but (a) the risk event probability of all four GCUs shutting down generators simultaneously will certainly have been calculated as vanishingly low and (b) no one anticipated that...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2024, 22:58
Replies: 52
Views: 21,683
Posted By OldnGrounded

Very sad. RIP, John Barnett.

Very sad. RIP, John Barnett.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2024, 12:09
Replies: 705
Views: 198,831
Posted By OldnGrounded

We kinda-sorta trained on 52s (it was cursory) at...

We kinda-sorta trained on 52s (it was cursory) at USAF tech school when I was an enlisted newbie learning to turn wrenches in the dim, distant past. I remember being really impressed with the clever...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2024, 12:00
Replies: 705
Views: 198,831
Posted By OldnGrounded

That's true. However, the headline I cited isn't...

That's true. However, the headline I cited isn't part of an incident investigation. Like all headlines, it's a tool to attract attention. I read this one as intending to play on public distrust...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2024, 21:37
Replies: 705
Views: 198,831
Posted By OldnGrounded

I think it's clickbait unless there's evidence...

I think it's clickbait unless there's evidence that the damage isn't a result of the obviously most-likely factors. Unless the headline writer is completely clueless, s/he knows that readers will...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2024, 11:04
Replies: 705
Views: 198,831
Posted By OldnGrounded

Boeing should stock MAX cockpits with those...

Boeing should stock MAX cockpits with those sunglasses when the airplanes leave Renton. It might help to reduce the number of shameless clickbait headlines like this one on the runway...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2024, 00:39
Replies: 705
Views: 198,831
Posted By OldnGrounded

Quite right. That one doesn't appear to have...

Quite right. That one doesn't appear to have anything to do with the rudder at all. I was just responding, snarkily, to remi's post about the problematic history of 737 rudder issues. Either I or a...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2024, 17:00
Replies: 705
Views: 198,831
Posted By OldnGrounded

Maybe this time the manufacturer won't claim that...

Maybe this time the manufacturer won't claim that the UAL2477 pilot responded improperly to wake turbulence.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2024, 11:58
Replies: 705
Views: 198,831
Posted By OldnGrounded

Yes, exactly this. As (merely) a well-informed...

Yes, exactly this. As (merely) a well-informed outsider, I'm pretty sure that simple oversights and process failures by OEMs are not straightforward single causes of typical serious accidents in...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Mar 2024, 17:28
Replies: 1,950
Views: 934,883
Posted By OldnGrounded

Gee, I always thought, when we were doing...

Gee, I always thought, when we were doing non-routine work, that it was especially important to document it in detail. And my systems, although certainly life-safety critical, weren't usually at...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Mar 2024, 08:07
Replies: 1,950
Views: 934,883
Posted By OldnGrounded

Absolutely, although lawyering up won't much...

Absolutely, although lawyering up won't much relieve the pain or reduce the impact of terrible PR when Calhoun has to answer questions about this before the committee on global TV and the interwebs.
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2024, 01:47
Replies: 705
Views: 198,831
Posted By OldnGrounded

I haven't been able to read every recent post,...

I haven't been able to read every recent post, but I don't think this has been posted here yet. From MIT Press Reader:
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2024, 22:20
Replies: 705
Views: 198,831
Posted By OldnGrounded

Well . . . Did Ed Clark decide how many MAXes...

Well . . . Did Ed Clark decide how many MAXes would be built every month in that facility?

Also, reminder: Clark did not run the program for anything like 18 years.
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