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Boeing urges airlines to inspect 787 Max planes for possible loose bolts (thehill.com)

submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Boeing urges airlines to inspect 787 Max planes for possible loose bolts::Boeing instructed customer airlines to inspect their 787 Max jets for loose bolts, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday. The request comes after the manufacturer discovered two aircraft with missing bolts in the rudder control system, raising concerns about faults across all aircraft. “The issue identified on the particular airplane has been remedied,” Boeing…

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[–] blackfire@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Shouldn't they have full inspections really regularly anyway. Where are the loose bolts????

[–] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

FTA:

The request comes after the manufacturer discovered two aircraft with missing bolts in the rudder control system, raising concerns about faults across all aircraft.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Missing bolts in the rudder control.

Yikes.

Aircraft manufacture needs stricter oversight, I'd say.

[–] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

Government agencies tend to treat larger corporations with more deference, and that needs to stop. The standards are plenty strict, but they aren't enforced strictly and equally.

[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Yes and no. Airplanes are complex, the 737 max especially so. To check every bolt after every flight would be impossible, that would require every plane to be taken to a certified shop taken apart and inspected and put back together after every flight. There are inspection intervals and lots of scheduled maintenance that regular airline passengers aren't aware of. We only see the planes we fly on not all the ones temporary out of service for maintenance. These bolts would likely be checked during some scheduled maintenance but it seems that the bolts may be failing prior to the scheduled check, or they were never installed correctly. It's not likely a concern to passengers, the FAA (and most other global air regulators) requires all airlines to follow all manufacturer guidelines and recommendations within a certain amount of flights after an announcement like this. Also modern airplanes are very safe one missing bolt probably won't cause and immediate problem during flight.