someone [comrade/them, they/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 9 months agoPassenger sees "wing coming apart" on United flight from San Francisco to Boston; flight forced to land in Denverwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down10cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-linkPassenger sees "wing coming apart" on United flight from San Francisco to Boston; flight forced to land in Denverwww.cbsnews.comsomeone [comrade/them, they/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square54fedilinkcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareneidu2@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoI didn’t see anything in the linked article about it looking like that before takeoff, though? I’m having a hard time believing that the pilot would just think “meh, it’s fine” if it was discovered during the preflight walk-around.
minus-squareVILenin [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·9 months agoThere is no way they took off with it looking like this. If you did it could cost you your license depending on the mood the local FAA office is in.
I didn’t see anything in the linked article about it looking like that before takeoff, though? I’m having a hard time believing that the pilot would just think “meh, it’s fine” if it was discovered during the preflight walk-around.
There is no way they took off with it looking like this. If you did it could cost you your license depending on the mood the local FAA office is in.