FAA faces dilemma over 737 Max wiring flaw that Boeing missed

Re:FAA faces dilemma over 737 Max wiring flaw that Boeing mi... by alkonaut on Sunday February 16, 2020 @06:42PM (#22344447)

Put it another way: do I rather fly with the wiring that was tested for 200M hours in the NG, or do I want the configuration that is retrofitted in a hurry to meet the standard? It’s not obvious that trying to “fix” this defect is a good idea.

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Re:FAA faces dilemma over 737 Max wiring flaw that Boeing mi... by fooey on Sunday February 16, 2020 @09:54PM (#22345240)

If they can't retrofit it in a way that's safe, then to the scrapyard it goes.

All they did was ensure their fix gets even more scrutiny and to require additional proof that it's safe.

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Re:FAA faces dilemma over 737 Max wiring flaw that Boeing mi... by alkonaut on Monday February 17, 2020 @01:48AM (#22346025)

Well they will say they can, if they are forced to. The question is: do I really think that the end result of that it is safer than something tested for 200M hours?

There is only one good “proof” of safety and that’s testing.

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Re:FAA faces dilemma over 737 Max wiring flaw that Boeing mi... by chopin on Monday February 17, 2020 @10:13AM (#22348204)

How do you know that the wire harnesses on the MAX are the same than on the NG? The only word we have for it is Boeings. As the planes are not identical, the wiring might not be identical as well.

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Re:FAA faces dilemma over 737 Max wiring flaw that Boeing mi... by alkonaut on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @03:21AM (#22354361)

It's always going to be boeings word. This is like a building permit - the applicant argues with drawings and technical arguments why their design meets the criteria (and quite commonly why their design is safe despite not meeting some specific criteria).

If you don't take a manufacturers word for something you can never get into any plane ever.

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Re:FAA faces dilemma over 737 Max wiring flaw that Boeing mi... by rbanffy on Monday February 17, 2020 @06:27PM (#22351926)

I'll just take the A320 instead.

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Re:FAA faces dilemma over 737 Max wiring flaw that Boeing mi... by noncoml on Sunday February 16, 2020 @08:44PM (#22344919)

False dilemma.

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Re:FAA faces dilemma over 737 Max wiring flaw that Boeing mi... by teh_infallible on Sunday February 16, 2020 @10:50PM (#22345466)

“Do we do our jobs and regulate Boeing, even if it means we can’t get cushy jobs there later?”

The dilemma is real.

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Re:FAA faces dilemma over 737 Max wiring flaw that Boeing mi... by avalys on Sunday February 16, 2020 @10:34PM (#22345382)

Abracadabra.

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