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- Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:49 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417657
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/disarray-boeing-factory-door-plug-blowout-f063e27e WSJ appears to have viewed the contents of the SAT in Renton. Some of their quotations match extremely closely with the text that the Leeham News commenter/leaker posted on Jan. 16. Leeham News commenter/leaker,...
Jump to post- Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:55 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: Final report of PK8303 crash released
- Replies: 745
- Views: 297651
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 8:09 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417657
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
Right now the fingers seem to be that it was incorrectly written up and thus any resulting inspection failed to occur. E.g. a single person did not do what they were supposed to do. Or, am I missing something? From the Leeham commenter: ...the damning entry which reads something along the lines of ...
Jump to post- Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:56 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417657
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
Minor quibble. The preliminary report specifically notes the seal was not replaced. It was found to be 0.01" out of spec and the engineering team at Spirit Aerosystems decided it had not impact on aircraft safety or performance so would not need remediation. That was back at Spirit before the ...
Jump to post- Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:00 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417657
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
Part of the Figure 16 caption: "These Boeing personnel were discussing interior restoration after the rivet rework was completed during second shift operations that day." The Figure 16 combined with the Leeham commenter's account paint a compelling sequence. Spirit does the second rivet fi...
Jump to post- Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:33 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417657
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
Now UAL3904 N37527 PSP-SFO flying pressurized.
Jump to post- Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:01 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417657
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
ASA9802 OKC-SEA climbing to cruise with pressurization.
Jump to post- Sun Jan 07, 2024 6:07 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417657
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
Here's a short excerpt from Reuters's detailed explanation, based on their sources at Boeing: "As part of the production process, Spirit builds fuselages for 737s and sends them by train with the special door assembly “semi-rigged" , one of the people said. “They are fitted but not comple...
Jump to post- Sat Jan 06, 2024 6:19 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417657
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX
https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatch ... on-issues/PilotUTA wrote:Where are we seeing they had pressurization issues in the 48 hours leading up to the event?
Reported by Ostrower: https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatch ... on-issues/ Jump to post
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 8:36 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
- Replies: 3147
- Views: 417657
Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX
...two people familiar with the aircraft tell The Air Current that the aircraft in question, N704AL, had presented spurious indications of pressurization issues during two instances on January 4. The first intermittent warning light appeared during taxi-in following a previous flight, which prompte...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:48 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: DOT Fines Virgin Atlantic $1.05mil for Operating Flights in Prohibited Airspace
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5462
Re: DOT Fines Virgin Atlantic $1.05mil for Operating Flights in Prohibited Airspace
mikejepp wrote:keep them safe from things like flying over Iraq
Notoriously unsafe airlines such as Qantas, Air France, and Lufthansa are overflying Iraq this very minute. Jump to post
- Thu Mar 24, 2022 1:27 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated March 24: Boeing's Fatal Flaw, Former Chief Technical Pilot Acquitted
- Replies: 654
- Views: 98420
Re: Updated: Boeing's Fatal Flaw, former Chief Technical Pilot indicted
It’s absurd to think that a company with as many employees as Boeing operating across many sites in a regulated industry built around records would be able accomplish anything without some paper trail. It's easier to not create a paper trail if the preferred outcome is inaction. "We could put ...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 22, 2022 7:41 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: China Eastern 737-800 crashes in Guangxi, southern China
- Replies: 1284
- Views: 533739
Re: China Eastern 737-800 crashes in Guangxi, southern China
NOBODY that I have seen on here has pointed out that the thing, on its own, isn't going to go straight down. As the airspeed increases in the dive, the natural tendency of the aircraft would be to start to nose-up, if no flight control inputs are made. There have been several posts. One person did ...
Jump to post- Mon Mar 21, 2022 4:16 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: China Eastern 737-800 crashes in Guangxi, southern China
- Replies: 1284
- Views: 533739
Re: China Eastern 737-800 crashes in Guangxi, southern China
This is in the comments of another website: "Heard from expat captain that works in China. Engine Failure, crew did not declare emergency - asked for descent. ATC told to standby Crew did not start drift down and flew the plane until stall." Not sure how valid it is though. If the crew di...
Jump to post- Sun Jan 02, 2022 5:10 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Emirates serious incident on takeoff on EK231 DXB-IAD on 20 December 2021
- Replies: 284
- Views: 79689
Re: Emirates serious incident on takeoff on EK231 DXB-IAD on 20 December 2021
(RE: AF447) Not an issue with automation. How is it possible to not perceive the role automation played in AF44? Bonin was perfectly comfortable keeping the stick all the way back while fighting roll oscillation and long after because he was so used to the flight envelope protections. No one flying ...
Jump to post- Thu Dec 30, 2021 3:07 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Emirates serious incident on takeoff on EK231 DXB-IAD on 20 December 2021
- Replies: 284
- Views: 79689
Re: Emirates serious incident on takeoff on EK231 DXB-IAD on 20 December 2021
I dunno, I'm of the opinion that a simple mistake shouldn't be fired. Thats not this. They made a fairly major error that should have resulted in damage to the plane. THEN they flew thousands of miles with passengers and no inspection for damage. Its that second part they should be fired for. Their...
Jump to post- Tue Dec 28, 2021 1:16 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Emirates serious incident on takeoff on EK231 DXB-IAD on 20 December 2021
- Replies: 284
- Views: 79689
Re: Emirates serious incident on takeoff on EK231 DXB-IAD on 20 December 2021
The suspected damage was due to overspeed at low altitude with flaps out, not a collision with anything. The aircraft was flown very low and fast over Dubai because the PF was blindly following the Flight Director which for some reason had altitude set to 0000.
Jump to post- Tue Nov 02, 2021 3:22 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: 737 Freighter ditches in water off HNL
- Replies: 391
- Views: 101609
- Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:37 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: 737 Freighter ditches in water off HNL
- Replies: 391
- Views: 101609
Re: Updated: 737 Freighter ditches in water off HNL
https://twitter.com/iduncan/status/1455538809983090702
From NTSB via Ian Duncan https://twitter.com/iduncan/status/1455538809983090702
- Fri Jun 18, 2021 4:48 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: LGA Airtrain halted by Governor
- Replies: 282
- Views: 55360
Re: FAA delays LGA Airtrain approval
STT757 wrote:You’re investing in a rail connection to bring travelers to and from Manhattan and maybe downtown Brooklyn, LIC to LGA.
Would that it were so. The problem is the current plan is to spend $2 billion for a train that goes in the wrong direction and is slower for those people than current options. Jump to post
- Fri Jun 18, 2021 2:57 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: LGA Airtrain halted by Governor
- Replies: 282
- Views: 55360
Re: FAA delays LGA Airtrain approval
To advocate for anything other than this train route is to advocate for NO train...which is exactly what these advocates want. I (and a lot of transit activists) actually think given the choice between the AirTrain on its proposed alignment and No Build, the city is actually better off with No Buil...
Jump to post- Sat Jun 05, 2021 11:59 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: F9 runway excursion at DCA
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9480
- Thu May 13, 2021 7:50 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: TLV halting operations?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 20191
Re: TLV halting operations?
Can someone explain the rational behind? What is the point to disembark passengers at ETM but take-off with Pax ex TLV? Either the airport is in a "Danger Zone" or it's not. And empty planes (incl. Crew) land in TLV after discharging the Pax in ETM. Planes can be hit at landing and start....
Jump to post- Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:52 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: F9 Deicing Incident Nashville (BNA)
- Replies: 149
- Views: 24702
Re: F9 Deicing Incident Nashville (BNA)
Shout out to the flight attendant for making sure to not be a hole in the cheese.
Jump to post- Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:55 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: UA328 engine explosion at DEN
- Replies: 607
- Views: 122946
Re: UA328 engine explosion at DEN
Isn't it a bit overreacting of all parties involved by immediately (temporarily) grounding an entire fleet of planes (the 777's with this type of engine) after an engine failure? The plane landed safely and everybody walked off the plane alive. Yes, it is a serious incident. Yes, it needs to be inv...
Jump to post- Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:21 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: UA328 engine explosion at DEN
- Replies: 607
- Views: 122946
Re: UA328 engine explosion at DEN
So it seems that, based on the actions of the regulators and airline, they've pretty much ruled out a bird strike.
Jump to post- Fri Feb 12, 2021 4:28 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Southwest maybe considering an Airbus order
- Replies: 636
- Views: 115097
Re: Southwest maybe considering an Airbus order
https://theaircurrent.com/scoops/southwest-hits-roadblock-with-boeing-ge-as-it-seeks-300-737s-or-a220s/ Jon Ostrower saying it’s a 300 aircraft order It’s Boeing’s and GE’s to lose according to senior executives at southwest Yet the fact that WN feels they have to negotiate via the press is a bad s...
Jump to post- Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:31 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Uh, oh...looks like Delta's schedule is burning up again
- Replies: 92
- Views: 19376
Re: Uh, oh...looks like Delta's schedule is burning up again
Days before Christmas it was becoming apparent that Delta did not have enough pilots to cover their Christmas schedule. @xJonNYC Dec 20 A little more on this; someone has reviewed the 320, 757 and 767 lists of available DL pilots/FO's for the peak Christmas period and it sure seems like DL is in for...
Jump to post- Sun Oct 18, 2020 7:37 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, Q4 2020
- Replies: 587
- Views: 99497
Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, Q4 2020
Do we know if that is 3 hours hands on per pilot the sim training? Likewise do we know the split in duration between any 737 sim and a MAX specific sim? As far as I'm aware the training can also be done on a NG sim and wil last for 2 hours. But I presume the latest info will be in black-and-white o...
Jump to post- Sun Oct 18, 2020 7:28 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, Q4 2020
- Replies: 587
- Views: 99497
Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, Q4 2020
I think it is important to note that the 767 and 330 accindents have a thing in common: Both happened because the pilots actively did something. Doing nothing would have saved both. Doing nothing on the MAX with active MCAS would have killed the PAX even faster. This is not strictly accurate in reg...
Jump to post- Mon Sep 21, 2020 3:20 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, Q3 2020
- Replies: 716
- Views: 124900
Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, Q3 2020
We both were given unreliable airspeed, and runaway stabilizer scenarios. These were done as "first look" items, meaning we didn't brief them first, and although we knew we would be getting an abnormal, we didn't know what it would be, or when it would happen, before the event started. Wa...
Jump to post- Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:24 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, Q3 2020
- Replies: 716
- Views: 124900
Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, Q3 2020
That timeline on page 100 is really something. Some excerpts: July 8, 2015 Boeing notes its test pilot’s slow, “catastrophic” reaction time to uncommanded MCAS activation in its Coordination Sheet for the first time, saying, “A typical reaction time was observed to be approximately 4 seconds. A slow...
Jump to post- Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:15 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, Q3 2020
- Replies: 716
- Views: 124900
Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, Q3 2020
My understanding is that Boeing's blame positioning is a legal strategy to not cede any ground for the incoming lawsuits. They know what they screwed up.
(Whether they have taken the correct actions to fix their culture, remains to be seen...)
- Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:24 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Etihad Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2020
- Replies: 315
- Views: 21719
Re: Etihad lands at TLV for the first time
Wouldn't there be a need for some sort of minimal *explicit* state recognition or diplomatic relations (not just the behind-closed-doors stuff that happens right now) between Israel and the UAE before regular non-stop passenger flights can happen ? I imagine there would have to be some sort of cons...
Jump to post- Tue Jun 09, 2020 3:04 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Etihad Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2020
- Replies: 315
- Views: 21719
Now a 789 in regular livery en route https://www.flightradar24.com/ETD9607/24a94698
Jump to post- Fri May 01, 2020 12:30 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing 777X Testing/Production Thread - 2020
- Replies: 1835
- Views: 387153
Re: Boeing 777X Testing/Production Thread - 2020
https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/12 ... 9522486273Looks like it wasn't just FR24 that was having some trouble figuring out BOE2's ADS-B... BOE1 couldn't see them either.
https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/12 ... 9522486273
- Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:29 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing 777X Testing/Production Thread - 2020
- Replies: 1835
- Views: 387153
Re: Boeing 777X Testing/Production Thread - 2020
Now there are three returns on FR24. Maybe they're fiddling with the transponder. If there is a chase plane, it may be using same/similar callsign for benefit of ATC (similar to formation flying).
Jump to post- Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:15 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing 777X Testing/Production Thread - 2020
- Replies: 1835
- Views: 387153
Re: Boeing 777X Testing/Production Thread - 2020
The 777X engines are actually further out on the wing than the 777 "classic" due to their size. Would this have any implications on stability and handling characteristics? :?: Well, yes, that's why they do a robust flight test program. Unlike the MAX, however, the 777 platform being FBW m...
Jump to post- Thu Apr 23, 2020 8:49 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing 777X Testing/Production Thread - 2020
- Replies: 1835
- Views: 387153
Re: Boeing 777X Testing/Production Thread - 2020
N779XW back in the air for the first time in a month.
Jump to post- Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:53 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: So how New is the 777X?
- Replies: 157
- Views: 21714
Re: So how New is the 777X?
Okcflyer wrote:You can see they kept the same complicated screw driver tip tail cone as well that everything else new doesn’t use.
A220 has one like that, no? Jump to post
- Sun Jan 26, 2020 12:04 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
- Replies: 970
- Views: 92259
Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Boeing is going to brief the pilots and look at all the data from test equipment. Assuming nothing unexpected shows up how soon before today's plane and 2nd test flight aircraft fly? Just wondering when next test flight be? Pilot said next flight is scheduled for Tuesday in post-flight interview. P...
Jump to post- Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:34 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
- Replies: 970
- Views: 92259
Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
KliptWings wrote:Can't believe they dinged the door on the airstairs.
Looks like a write off, unfortunately. Jump to post
- Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:28 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
- Replies: 970
- Views: 92259
Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Looks like the door hit the airstairs, oops
Jump to post- Sun Nov 10, 2019 4:25 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AA (Republic) E175 Severe Control Problems at ATL last night
- Replies: 77
- Views: 20712
Re: AA (Republic) E175 Severe Control Problems at ATL last night
Anyone else noticed that tool who came on the frequency and asked whether they did the QRH and that he had E175 experience? Maybe he was trying to help, but, those guys were fighting for their lives and the last thing they want to hear is someone asking whether they did the QRH. What a tool! I coul...
Jump to post- Sun Oct 27, 2019 9:12 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: Final report of Lion Air JT610 has been released
- Replies: 231
- Views: 50742
Re: Updated: Final report of Lion Air JT610 has been released
I don't see how the ET302 final report will change anything substantial to the already existing NTSB report and JATR review. ET302 situation points to even broader and more fundamental issues with the entire 737 line in regards inability to manually adjust trim once it the stabilizer has reached a ...
Jump to post- Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:07 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: Final report of Lion Air JT610 has been released
- Replies: 231
- Views: 50742
Re: Updated: Final report of Lion Air JT610 has been released
Unless I missed it (entirely possible), I also saw nothing that said that the force at trim extremes would require more force on the manual trim wheel than could be managed by the pilots. It doesn't appear to be mentioned in this report, but it may show up in the ET findings. It was certainly a kno...
Jump to post- Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:31 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q3 2019
- Replies: 4380
- Views: 723982
Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounded Worldwide Q3 2019
http://twitter.com/AirlineFlyer/status/ ... 7560499203I guess the test pilots know exactly what they’re doing (and have pre-briefed procedures if severely out of trim like rock-and-roll), but I still wouldn’t like to be on a plane futzing with MCAS activation at FL100...
New MCAS test flight: http://twitter.com/AirlineFlyer/status/ ... 7560499203
I guess the test pilots know exactly what they’re doing (and have pre-briefed procedures if severely out of trim like rock-and-roll), but I still wouldn’t like to be on a plane futzing with MCAS activation at FL100...