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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

21st Mar 2024, 20:28

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Alaska Airlines 737-900 MAX loses a door in-flight out of PDX

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Posted By EEngr

Given enough tools, I can remove practically...

Given enough tools, I can remove practically anything.

Back in my days at Boeing (long before plugs began popping out), engineering was responsible for defining functional tests and procedures for...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

10th Jan 2024, 15:13

Replies: 1,950

Alaska Airlines 737-900 MAX loses a door in-flight out of PDX

Views: 935,941

Posted By EEngr

I'm not certain how well integrated Spirit and...

I'm not certain how well integrated Spirit and Boeing's job control systems are. Things have changed significantly since I was there.

There are processes in place to trigger Line Replaceable Unit...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

7th Jan 2024, 17:41

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Alaska Airlines 737-900 MAX loses a door in-flight out of PDX

Views: 935,941

Posted By EEngr

Question

Have they found the door/plug and any related parts that blew out yet? I imagine that there will be some telling evidence if a loose bolt pulled out of a bracket. Or no damage if the bolt was never...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

7th Jan 2024, 03:33

Replies: 1,950

Alaska Airlines 737-900 MAX loses a door in-flight out of PDX

Views: 935,941

Posted By EEngr

That was the policy years ago. Incoming parts and...

That was the policy years ago. Incoming parts and assemblies were subjected to test and inspection. But a decision was made to rely more upon vendors' QA processes, suitably audited by Boeing. In the...

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