Second Boeing whistleblower dies suddenly after claiming safety flaws ignored

[Kid Berwyn]

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Source: MSN.com

A whistleblower who accused Boeing of ignoring safety flaws in the 737 MAX airplanes has died.

Joshua Dean, a former Spirit AeroSystems quality auditor, claimed he was fired for flagging concerns about lax standards at the company’s manufacturing plant in Wichita, Kansas.

His sudden death at the age of 45 on Tuesday came after suffering from a fast-spreading infection, according to his family and lawyer.

Dean’s lawyer Brian Knowles said it is a ‘loss to the aviation community and the flying public’.


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I wonder how he became infected by a fast spreading MRSA infection?

[Irish_Dem]

1. How did the first whistleblower die?

[Kid Berwyn]

3. Bullet to the head.

“Self-inflicted.” — Authority

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218779942

[Irish_Dem]

5. Beginning to sound like Putin's Russia.

[Novara]

2. "a fast spreading infection"?

Hm.

[Kid Berwyn]

4. Professionals can make it look natural.

Or accidental.

https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB4/ciaguat2.html

[The Magistrate]

6. This Is Beginning To Interest Me Strangely, Sir

"Once is chance, twice is coincidence, the third is enemy action."

[Kid Berwyn]

7. Me, too, Sir.

From the Seattle Times:

Spirit spokesperson Joe Buccino said: “Our thoughts are with Josh Dean’s family. This sudden loss is stunning news here and for his loved ones.”

Dean had given a deposition in a Spirit shareholder lawsuit and also filed a complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration alleging “serious and gross misconduct by senior quality management of the 737 production line” at Spirit.

Spirit fired Dean in April 2023, and he had filed a complaint with the Department of Labor alleging his termination was in retaliation for raising concerns related to aviation safety.

Snip…

In October 2022, Dean said he found a serious manufacturing defect: mechanics improperly drilling holes in the aft pressure bulkhead of the MAX. When he flagged this issue with management, he said nothing was done.

Focused on those defects, he said he missed during that same audit a separate manufacturing flaw in the fittings that attach the vertical tail fin to the fuselage. When that was discovered in April and caused a delivery pause at Boeing’s Renton plant, Dean was fired.

Continues…

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/whistleblower-josh-dean-of-boeing-supplier-spirit-aerosystems-has-died/

Mr. Churchill’s proverb reminds us we may live in an associative universe that contains a number of very evil elements.

[samnsara]

8. and Russia is thinking theres a less messy way than

..a fall out a high window..

altho at this point i think these were just coincidence.

[FakeNoose]

9. Dupe

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3234382

[flying_wahini]

10. MRSA is very drug resistant and that's why it is so dangerous. Most often picked up in hospitals, ironically.

[Yonnie3]

11. Locking as a duplicate

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