Re: United 737 off runway at IAH

"On February 9, 2024, UAL conducted a test flight on the event airplane at EWR and was able to duplicate the reported rudder system malfunction identified during the incident. As a result, the test flight profile was discontinued, and the airplane returned to EWR and landed uneventfully."...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

This worrisome and absurd. I cannot imagine Boeing being unaware that the NTSB needed information on all aspects of what went down when the door was worked on. What was documented, what was not, who did what and where. And everyone volunteering to offer all information they have. Pronto! This is acc...

Re: Boeing’s Troubles

NTSB chair criticizes Boeing for lack of cooperation in 737 Max 9 probe https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/06/ntsb-chair-criticizes-boeing-for-lack-of-cooperation-in-737-max-9-probe-.html The head of the National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday criticized Boeing for failing to provide some key r...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

”The separation of the MED plug from the airplane adversely affected the pressurization performance of the airplane”

LOL. One way of putting it, well done NTSB.

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

The story about the painting over of rivets that should have been fixed, the incompatible management systems, the lines clogged by planes being reworked for multiple different problems, shipped airframes from Spirit that are not complete, hundreds of misdrilled holes in pressure bulkheads, arguments...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

It has been entertaining to watch the incident also appear in the late night comedy space. “1,500$ may not sound much but that’s how much we paid for the plane” “The NTSB or the Nut Sub” https://youtu.be/tipGW16jh-0?si=EvKPG099xF3cAiXw (Jimmy Fallon) https://youtu.be/kmAKZFPpbOU?si=Vb9PFDWYBDadZyEY ...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

Let’s remember that the goal here is to prevent an occurrence of this problem again. Not finding guilt in any particular party. Check other airplanes similarly manufactured or worked on, to establish whether this is a one off or a repeated problem. Determine what happened to understand whether the r...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

In Sweden we have this old professor in criminology, He is quite frequent on tv and often mention his catch phrase "Hata slumpen" (hate the coincidence). While he is uses it in crime related discussions, I think it can be used for this incident too. We know this kind of door plugs have be...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX

wjcandee wrote:

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including the possibility of the absence of some fasteners
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I seriously question whether all the fasteners were installed in the first place. If they were, and they were the right fasteners, then it seems like a basic and pervasive issue with their attachment.

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX

...two people familiar with the aircraft tell The Air Current that the aircraft in question, N704AL, had presented spurious indications of pressurization issues during two instances on January 4. The first intermittent warning light appeared during taxi-in following a previous flight, which prompte...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX

I’m surprised that the plug door design really is simply a bolted piece of metal. Not a plug. So those bolts really have to work or else bang! What could even in theory be the reason for this? The bolt must have been there, else this plane wouldn’t have survived six weeks. Overtorque seems like a po...

Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND

There's a lot of discussion of the details. I want to get back to some bigger picture issues for a moment. Runway incursions and close calls have been happening in recent years at an alarming rate. FedEx vs. Southwest in Austin etc. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_US_aircraft_near-miss_inc...

Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND

Haven‘t seen this posted yet: NHK reports the CG captain told investigators that he had received takeoff clearance. However no further details have been reported. This clearly contradicts what is known so far. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240103/k10014307751000.html Well, the captains would n...

Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND

Or they rear-ended the tail-plane/vertical stabilizer of the Dash-8 and the damage to the right side of the fueslage was from the spinning props... Thanks. This seems likely, actually. We've now seen the map of the airport and if the Dash-8 was preparing to take off it should have faced the same di...

Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND

xwb565 wrote:

Those rotating bits on the wing of the dash-8 tend to do all kinds of damage when flying around

Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND

It could even look like an exit hole, if something hit the nose and it exited from the right side of the aircraft...

Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND

Photo of radome and nose: https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.flyertalk.com-vbulletin/900x420/1704193511_01630db3af80627b1eb94ace0ace70cb341ee0a7.jpeg Interesting! What hit the nose on the right side? (Left in the picture) I would guess the wing of the Dash 8. I can't see any other possibility for the...

Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND