A bad year for Boeing.

[George K]

[89th]

Yikes. Looks a bit like something (birds?) hit it.

[George K]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/business/boeing-max9-renton.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

Boeing fires 737MAX chief.

[George K]

[George K]

[89th]

Wow, what a 24 hours for United and Boeing. I can hear both CEOs going "again?" after that 737 fail above.

Imagine coming back to your car at the airport to find it SMASHED by a wheel.

Glad I fly Delta, btw.

[Copper]

Flew in an Embraer this AM, Airbus is this afternoon, no problem

[taiwan_girl]

@89th said in A bad year for Boeing.:

Glad I fly Delta, btw.

LOL I am a United person. Almost 2MM miles on them.

[George K]

Boeing 737 Max incident under investigation over 'stuck' rudder pedals

Federal officials are investigating another incident involving a Boeing 737 Max jet after pilots reported issues with the rudder pedals after landing in New Jersey last month.

On February 6, a 737 Max 8, operated by United Airlines, "experienced ‘stuck’ rudder pedals during the landing rollout at Newark Liberty International Airport," according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Security Board (NTSB). The rudder controls the yaw motion of an aircraft.

The pilots reported that the plane was able to taxi to the gate "without further incident" and all 155 passengers and six crew members were able to deplane. No injuries were reported.

United conducted a test flight days later on the same plane at the airport and "was able to duplicate the reported rudder system malfunction identified during the incident.")

[George K]

Today:

[kluurs]

John Oliver just did a pretty decent review of the causes of Boeing's problems - some pretty stupid stuff.

Link to video

[George K]

Good video. Interesting and disturbing.

[George K]

[Doctor Phibes]

Fifty hurt as NZ-bound flight hit by 'technical' issue

A passenger has described the moment people hit the roof of a plane travelling from Australia to New Zealand during what was described as a mid-air "technical event".

Brian Jokat said a number of people suffered head injuries after the LatAm Airlines jet dropped unexpectedly, throwing some out their seats.

Fifty were hurt and 12 were taken to hospital om landing in Auckland.

Emergency services said one was in a serious condition.

In total, New Zealand's St John ambulance service said it had "assessed and treated approximately" 50 patients who had been travelling on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which had taken off from Sydney.

Speaking to the BBC, Mr Jokat revealed that people had hit the ceiling with such force "some of the roof panels were broken" while others had been thrown down the aisles after the plane "dropped unlike anything" he had ever experienced before.

"There was blood coming from several people's heads and people were yelling and screaming and it was chaos," Mr Jokat added.

Another passenger told Radio New Zealand reported they saw people "flying around", leaving traces of their blood on the ceiling.

Some were not wearing their seatbelts, Radio New Zealand reported, quoting one of those on board.

Further details about the "technical event" or what caused it are still not known. FlightAware, an airline tracker, shows the plane losing altitude about two hours into the three hour flight between the two cities.

Latam Airlines said it "deeply" regretted "any inconvenience and discomfort this situation may have caused its passengers".

It said "a technical event during the flight" had "caused a strong movement" but provided no further information.

[George K]

Jesus. It's almost as though someone is sabotaging Boeing.

I believe this is the first "episode" for a 787, isn't it?

[Doctor Phibes]

@George-K said in A bad year for Boeing.:

Jesus. It's almost as though someone is sabotaging Boeing.

I believe this is the first "episode" for a 787, isn't it?

I must admit when I flew a couple of weeks ago, it was the first time that I have ever checked out the type of plane that was going to be used beforehand, and went with the airline that used Airbus rather than the 737

[George K]

Justice Department Opens Probe, Interviews Crew in Alaska Airlines Blowout

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight, according to documents and people familiar with the matter.

Investigators have contacted some passengers and crew on the Jan. 5 flight, which made an emergency landing in Portland, Ore., after a fuselage panel ripped off midair, according to the documents and people.

As part of the new investigation, the Justice Department has interviewed pilots and flight attendants on the flight.
“In an event like this, it’s normal for the DOJ to be conducting an investigation. We are fully cooperating and do not believe we are a target of the investigation,” Alaska Airlines said.

The probe would inform the Justice Department’s review of whether Boeing BA -2.24%decrease; red down pointing triangle complied with an earlier settlement that resolved a federal investigation following two fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019. Investigations don’t always result in formal charges of wrongdoing.

[George K]

"Self-inflicted."

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534703

[George K]

And more bad luck...

Link to video

[taiwan_girl]

@George-K The wheel door cover did not close?