Boeing Mechanics Failed to Properly Install Blown Out Panel, Seattle Times Reports
January 24 2024 - 11:42AM
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--Boeing mechanics were responsible for improperly installing
the fuselage panel that blew off an Alaska Airlines flight, the
Seattle Times reports, citing a person familiar with the details of
the work.
--The panel was removed for repairs and then reinstalled at
Boeing's Renton, Wash., final assembly line, after being initially
installed by supplier Spirit AeroSystems, the Seattle Times
reported, citing an anonymous whistleblower who posted on an
aviation website.
--The Boeing insider said records showed four bolts that prevent
the door plug from sliding weren't installed when Boeing delivered
the airplane the whistleblower said, according to the Seattle
Times.
--Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems declined to comment to the
Seattle Times.
Full article at
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-not-spirit-mis-installed-piece-that-blew-off-alaska-max-9-jet/
Write to ben.glickman@wsj.com; @benglickman
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