Re:United finds loose bolts on plug doors during 737 Max 9 i...
by dmix on Monday January 08, 2024 @11:44PM
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The recurring question is that it was only 2 months old so likely had those bolts underneath the roller thing was not fastened properly or the whole concept is flawed and this one simply had some bad turbulence/rough landings which created the perfect pressure on them.
On paper all 6 degrees of freedom may be constrained with the plug but in principle compliant pads may allow shear forces and/or rattling on the fasteners and they eventually fail.
I will eat my hat if the eventual required solution doesn't involve some kind of mating cup/cone or wedge shaped parts to more positively constrain the plug.