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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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[–] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 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.