Safety board to probe FAA's oversight of Boeing after panel blew off a 737
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Published 2024-08-09
The National Transportation Safety Board is holding a two-day hearing on the blowout during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
Door plugs are installed on some 737s to seal a cutout left for an extra exit that was not required on the Alaska jet. The plug on the Alaska plane was opened at a Boeing factory to let workers fix damaged rivets, but bolts that help secure the panel were not replaced when the plug was closed.
A Boeing official said Tuesday that the company is redesigning door plugs so they cannot be closed until they are properly secured. Elizabeth Lund, who was named Boeing's senior vice president of quality shortly after the blowout, said the company hopes to complete the fix within about a year, and that 737s already in service will be retrofitted.
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Wtf will happen to being at this point ? Notta so fuck it you fly you at your own risk we use to value travel and saftey with ❤ and tedious work to keep planes beautiful wish we had another Niki Lauda passion type of person in a aviations ceo position
