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Re:United finds loose bolts on plug doors during 737 Max 9 i... by emchammer on Monday January 08, 2024 @07:08PM (#38920437)
Shear forces on four bolts, isn't that the same thing that caused the disaster in that hotel with the suspended walkway in the 1980s? With more than a hundred deaths. Is this not a basic case in engineering school, like THERAC-25? Not a licensed PE.
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Re:United finds loose bolts on plug doors during 737 Max 9 i... by mkl on Monday January 08, 2024 @08:06PM (#38920890)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_walkway_collapse

Longitudinal forces on the bolts there, not shear. A change during construction doubled the force on the nuts and the bolts went through weak weld joints in beams. (Also not a PE.)

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Re:United finds loose bolts on plug doors during 737 Max 9 i... by I_Am_Nous on Monday January 08, 2024 @10:23PM (#38921886)
>A surgeon spent 20 minutes amputating one victim's pinned and unsalvageable leg with a chainsaw; that victim later died.

Wow

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Re:United finds loose bolts on plug doors during 737 Max 9 i... by mkl on Monday January 08, 2024 @11:38PM (#38922396)
Yeah, the page is a pretty harrowing read.
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