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Re:Is my plane a 737 MAX? by nottorp on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @01:39PM (#38930059)
But in all cases there was no subsequent news that inspection of all airbus planes proved most engines were bolted to the wing wrong... or that all the windshields were glued wrong.

And this loose bolts thing shows up on a plane model where the "driving controls" were designed wrong.

Note that no one is complaining about the other Boeing 737 models.

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Re:Is my plane a 737 MAX? by mulmen on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @08:02PM (#38934765)
> Note that no one is complaining about the other Boeing 737 models.

But why not? The 737NG has a known issue that killed someone in 2018 and the fix isn’t even planned to be in place until 2028.

https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/faa-mandates-boeing-737ng...

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Re:Is my plane a 737 MAX? by nottorp on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @11:42AM (#38940478)
That's a great article. I didn't understand what is wrong or what the proposed measures are :)
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Re:Is my plane a 737 MAX? by mulmen on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @12:35PM (#38940983)
It’s pretty wordy but all the information is there.

> That includes a new spacer design for the engine inlet with increased fastener capability, changes to the fan cowl and fan cowl support beam, and the implementation of new exhaust nozzle structural stiffening elements.

> According to the National Safety Transportation Board’s (NTSB) executive summary of the incident, parts “of the left engine inlet and fan cowl separated from the airplane, and fragments from the inlet and fan cowl struck the left wing, the left-side fuselage, and the left horizontal stabilizer”. One of the fragments of the cowl struck the fuselage near a cabin window, with the window departing the 737-700 and resulting in rapid depressurization.

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