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Nose wheel falls off Boeing 757 airliner waiting for takeoff (www.theguardian.com)
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Because Boeing were on such a good streak already...

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (10 children)

Isn't Boeing QA supposed to inspect the plane and sign it off after maintenance?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    No, they make the guides but don’t monitor them, which would be too costly (so much employees needed) and bureaucratic

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I thought that there were specific "critical" operations that would require them (Delta, Boeing, or both) to record an entry in Boeing's Collaborative Manufacturing Execution Systems (CMES) database. But I'm discovering this field, so I don't know if they make a difference in this context between before and after delivery, and if the normal plane maintenance is covered by the same processes or not, and that's why I'm asking, and not stating.

    However, if one doesn't know more than me, stating isn't more correct.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    Well, they probably register repairs in databases, but they definitely don’t send people to check every single thing. Airlines also might contract Boeing to do some bigger repairs.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    I don't see how a repair that causes the nose of a plane to "fall off" would not be considered a "bigger repair"...

    I'm not saying that Boeing would be involved in the replacement of a tire from the landing gear. But something major enough to make the actual nose of the plane to literally fall off? That sounds important enough to me.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Why would they?

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    Because of regulations, because of contracts, because of a myriad reasons I won't waste my time listing here.

    The point is that they have been in business for over a century, that the aerospace industry is heavily regulated, and so I somewhat expect them to have processes in place and responsibilities to make sure the planes are delivered and remain according to their design specification.

    And you don't strike me as someone who knows more than me (a total newbie) on the matter, so maybe we stop wasting each other's time on a pointless argument about shit that is absolutely beyond us both. Yeah?

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