Door blows off Boeing 777X during stress test

Re:Door blows off Boeing 777X during stress test by i_am_proteus on Friday September 06, 2019 @10:33PM (#20901426)

Very importantly, this hasn't been described as a "test failure."

No indication of what the test criteria were, if any. Some tests, especially those past design limits, are just for informational data.

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Re:Door blows off Boeing 777X during stress test by inferiorhuman on Friday September 06, 2019 @11:32PM (#20901629)

Very importantly, this hasn't been described as a "test failure."

That was heavily implied:

Sources tell KOMO there was a stunned silence after it happened.

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an event occurred that forced the test team to halt testing. … The team is currently working to understand what happened and ensure the area is safe for work to continue.

Edit: You're not going to silence the crowd with a successful test and you don't temporarily halt testing because of a successful test.

Edit 2: Seattle Times says this explicitly: This ground test failure is another blow.

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Re:Door blows off Boeing 777X during stress test by i_am_proteus on Saturday September 07, 2019 @11:24AM (#20904331)

Yes, but this isn't the language they'd use if one of the test success criteria was "no door blows out" and then a door blows out.

This is evidenced by their plan to "analyze the door and run the test again." If this were actually a test failure, they'd be "analyzing the door, redesigning a bunch of stuff, and running the test again."

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