A panel covering one of the engines on a Boeing 737 operated by Southwest Airlines tore away mid-flight on Sunday, forcing the plane to turn around.
  • huginn@feddit.it
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    3 months ago

    It’s always been that frequent…

    The 737-MAX issues are very high profile and represent an extremely bad issue at Boeing’s core.

    But these issues are nothing like that. They’re constant background issues that you were ignoring before now, you’ll just go back to ignoring them.

    • invno1@lemmy.one
      1·
      3 months ago

      This is a maintenance issue with the airline, not a manufacturing issue. Big difference. A mechanic doing routine maintaine probably forgot to latch the cowling.

      • huginn@feddit.it
        2·
        3 months ago

        Definitely - that’s why I’m saying this has always been a constant background level of fuckups.

        Airplanes are so scrutinized and safe that this level of casual negligence rarely causes issues.