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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Jan 2024, 04:16
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

MCAS was far more complex than a missing...

MCAS was far more complex than a missing documentation for the drivers. The concept was so flawed that it should not have been incorporated into the lexicon, once they repurposed the device. Prior to...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Jan 2024, 23:36
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

I want one of these. "So beancounters...

I want one of these.



"So beancounters can add payload"
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2024, 19:58
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

That is a disturbing report. It puts the future...

That is a disturbing report. It puts the future of BCA into question, and that would rapidly convert to a further loss of confidence in the product range. It is essentially doubling down with the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2024, 08:45
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

Well, it worked on the B-17. where they only...

Well, it worked on the B-17. where they only needed to last about 30 missions on average. Spirit heritage? BCA has noted that the problem with the quality of the door originated with the fabricator...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2024, 08:25
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

That simple expediency would have gone a long way...

That simple expediency would have gone a long way towards precluding the embarrassment of this event.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2024, 07:51
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

A production system doesn't have to cater for the...

A production system doesn't have to cater for the normal only, it has to assume abnormalities will occur and is supposed to be robust enough in process to catch those. If not, then why waste the time...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Jan 2024, 02:45
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

' At which point, it should. I happen to...

'
At which point, it should.

I happen to like Boeings, and have enjoyed 20K + hours on their products, some are better than others, the company deserves better than their board and corporate...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Jan 2024, 02:16
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

The failure that is outlined in the article is...

The failure that is outlined in the article is troubling, but it is also not unexpected. What is frustrating is that the process is done in such a haphazard manner, when the information exists within...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Jan 2024, 10:02
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

I think it more likely a good idea to put the...

I think it more likely a good idea to put the bolts in before flying. If the rigging was the issue, would expect to see severe deformation of the guides at the upper edges, and that does not appear...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Jan 2024, 01:45
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

Good points. No criticism of flaming of that. If...

Good points. No criticism of flaming of that. If the stops are not adjusted, have excessive clearance, then that would result in ultimately a load being carried on the only item that remains, the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Jan 2024, 01:30
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

The loads on the locking bolt are negligible. The...

The loads on the locking bolt are negligible. The force of pressurisation is normal to the panel, and that exerts no load to the bolts unless the panel distorts, and to do that, the stop plates would...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Jan 2024, 01:20
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

Can you revisit the first part of your statement,...

Can you revisit the first part of your statement, the latter part I do agree with.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Jan 2024, 19:39
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

Generally true. However, th compelling evidence...

Generally true. However, th compelling evidence that exists already is a part of an aircraft sitting in a garden without bolts in bolt holes. Had the failure mode not involved the bolts at all, they...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Jan 2024, 10:46
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

Probability of losing sleep over the cause of the...

Probability of losing sleep over the cause of the release of the door being flex of the structure... Low.

Last time I looked at an hull cutout like that, there was one striking feature, and that...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Jan 2024, 10:32
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

but, what was your response to the customer who...

but, what was your response to the customer who is "always Wright"? :}
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
11th Jan 2024, 19:36
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

TBC has an opportunity to acknowledge the issues...

TBC has an opportunity to acknowledge the issues or to obfuscate. The FAA will likely be tolerant of a full and frank response, otherwise it appears to be prepared to apply punitive sanctions for...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Jan 2024, 23:11
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

Last time that occurred, the Renton QA Staff...

Last time that occurred, the Renton QA Staff visited the supplier to Boeing who was doing the ring frames for the NG, and noted that the frames which the production approvals had been based on CAM...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Jan 2024, 03:18
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

and blankets, and charge for the removal of...

and blankets, and charge for the removal of safety cards.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Jan 2024, 03:16
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

There's somewhere around 450 cu mtrs of air that...

There's somewhere around 450 cu mtrs of air that is going to go venting, the gap is initially a bit more than 0.2 sq mtrs. once the panel departs fully, there is a larger exit area, but the pressure...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 22:29
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

Not quite, but it would be somewhat more...

Not quite, but it would be somewhat more embarrassing. The overwater flights are EDTO/ETOPS operations, and the depressurised fuel case has to be covered. Thats the good news. The bad news is that...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 15:21
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

Those aren't holes, those are striker plates to...

Those aren't holes, those are striker plates to fair the alignment of the outer panels. the bolts would go laterally, and the recess for those appears top left and right I believe. I've owned earlier...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 04:00
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,788
Posted By fdr

That would seem to follow with the image of the...

That would seem to follow with the image of the striker plates for the panel to secure against. It would follow that there is a set of locks somewhere along the sides to hold the plug in place. Not a...
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