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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Feb 2024, 13:51
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,760
Posted By MZoVrsmg

Regarding the zip tie: Given that it's...

Regarding the zip tie:



Given that it's around both the plug and fuselage structures, it could not have held the "bag of missing bolts" that's been speculated about. Such a bag would have been...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Feb 2024, 18:13
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,760
Posted By MZoVrsmg

I get how the wire stops the pin from turning,...

I get how the wire stops the pin from turning, that it allows 1/4 turn increments, and that there's probably a matching groove in the female thread ... possibly involving a broaching operation? wild...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Feb 2024, 16:48
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,760
Posted By MZoVrsmg

Solid point. I'd been thinking that the roller...

Solid point. I'd been thinking that the roller track solved that problem, but that can't be the case: If the hinge springs weren't at full extension as the door closed, the lowest stop pads/fittings...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Feb 2024, 14:19
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,760
Posted By MZoVrsmg

Ah, thank you for pointing that out. I'd also...

Ah, thank you for pointing that out. I'd also been wondering how this safety wire arrangement works. Is it just a loose tail shoved down the "trough" in the pin?

I've never seen a setup like that...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Feb 2024, 14:13
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,760
Posted By MZoVrsmg

The springs seem to be able to support the full...

The springs seem to be able to support the full mass of the door while it stands open in its maintenance position.

With the door closed, the spring force would be even higher.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Feb 2024, 12:47
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,760
Posted By MZoVrsmg

I think the zip tie might be taking the vertical...

I think the zip tie might be taking the vertical load of the springs.

I'm not allowed to post (working) links or images, but there's a sketch here (copy/paste to view): imgur.com/a/b0h9Cm3
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Jan 2024, 16:42
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,760
Posted By MZoVrsmg

Comments made privately to me by someone who...

Comments made privately to me by someone who claims to have worked on this platform:

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I'm having a hard time visualizing what those dimensions are describing. Is that how much roller we...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Jan 2024, 17:39
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,760
Posted By MZoVrsmg

The force will be greater, but *significantly...

The force will be greater, but *significantly greater*?

Spring force is a linear function of the distance it's been compressed.

Consider these number's I've pulled from my imagination:

Free...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Jan 2024, 20:14
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,760
Posted By MZoVrsmg

I'm only aware of one account (the anonymously...

I'm only aware of one account (the anonymously sourced Reuters story) which has ben parroted almost verbatim in many places (among them, blancolirio).

Are there other sources for this detail?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Jan 2024, 13:26
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,760
Posted By MZoVrsmg

Claims that Boeing re-fits the door plugs in...

Claims that Boeing re-fits the door plugs in Renton seem to all track stem from anonymous source quoted by Reuters. Google "Spirit Aero made blowout part" to find it.

Blancolirio regurgitates the...
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