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6. Unless you are on the ground.

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Boeing plane part falls off, strikes wing flap during takeoff in Denver [View all] riversedge Apr 7 OP

Fuck Boeing ZonkerHarris Apr 7 #1

Hear, hear. In the past, you needed Gremlins to do what these 737-800s do all by themselves. peppertree Apr 7 #5

You know, that could be maintenance and not Boeing. paleotn Apr 7 #7

My first thought WhiteTara Apr 7 #36

There can be many nodes in the chain of custody Layzeebeaver Apr 8 #56

I bet you would love DENVERPOPS Apr 8 #58

It's on Paramount+ also & YouTube has a lot of them, sometime under the other name "Mayday" EX500rider Apr 8 #72

Sure thing. Layzeebeaver Apr 9 #77

It take s a hell of a lot of maintenance to keep these things flyijng safely Warpy Apr 7 #9

Service industry here AKwannabe Apr 7 #22

That's the first place monopolies start to chisel money Warpy Apr 7 #29

Had a kitchen manager once who told me I washed my hands too much. Beartracks Apr 7 #34

Sounds like a conversation should be had with him by the various health and food safety folks n/t ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 7 #45

Right? *I* watched the gross-out food handler's permit movie! Beartracks Apr 8 #60

Isn't hand soap THE CHEAPEST THING IN THE WHOLE KITCHEN? jmowreader Apr 8 #52

Wow, WITH the fruity scent, too?? Beartracks Apr 8 #59

Yup. Says it right on the jug. jmowreader Apr 8 #68

Exactly Deminpenn Apr 8 #54

My guess says that cowling parted company with the engine Warpy Apr 8 #67

Unlikely it was metal fatigue Deminpenn Apr 8 #69

Cracks are found at doors and windows in passenger aircraft Warpy Apr 8 #70

Again, unlikely Deminpenn Apr 8 #71

Fuck Trump nakocal Apr 7 #21

No, fuck Wall Street. Boeing got a CEO who is far more interested in shareholder profits than he is in PatrickforB Apr 7 #30

and I recently read DENVERPOPS Apr 9 #76

And just how long after building a plane should Boeing be responsible? Angleae Apr 7 #35

Damn right-poor babies worried about profit and to hell with human life Stargazer99 Apr 7 #47

Exactly. Scully Apr 8 #63

Not Boeing Aviation Pro Apr 7 #37

This is more likely to have been a maintenance error Ocelot II Apr 7 #40

Former AF aircraft maintainer here InstantGratification Apr 7 #2

It sounds like you know what you're talking about but after this MadameButterfly Apr 7 #3

Former maintainer? Yes. They do know what they're talking about. paleotn Apr 7 #8

Thank you. paleotn Apr 7 #10

Thank you! I appreciate the information. Tanuki Apr 7 #14

Thank you. Scruffy1 Apr 7 #16

Since you are certainly experienced here, can you say whether or not niyad Apr 7 #17

Yes InstantGratification Apr 7 #24

Thank you for that valuable information. Looking at those pieces niyad Apr 7 #38

What this person says n/t gay texan Apr 7 #33

Yup. This one isn't on Boeing, it's on the airline. Ocelot II Apr 7 #41

"Southwest Airlines plane part falls off, strikes wing flap during takeoff in Denver" BadgerMom Apr 8 #50

Thank you ailsagirl Apr 7 #49

Yep, agree Deminpenn Apr 8 #55

Meh. progressoid Apr 7 #4

Unless you are on the ground. twodogsbarking Apr 7 #6

Absolutely. paleotn Apr 7 #12

"Commercial airplanes are still the safest form of travel." speak easy Apr 7 #15

BOEING, WHERE FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION. usonian Apr 7 #11

Does Boeing maintain aircraft years after delivery? paleotn Apr 7 #13

Reflecting previous gaffes. usonian Apr 7 #23

Ha! That's a good one. paleotn Apr 7 #25

This aircraft was manufactured in 2015 - KDVR putting "Boeing" in the headline rather than "Southwest" petronius Apr 7 #18

ATC Communications mockmonkey Apr 7 #19

Thank you! niyad Apr 7 #39

Is it just me? OR AKwannabe Apr 7 #20

Not really. Looks more like incompetence. Angleae Apr 7 #31

The pilot reported that the crew heard a "bang" before the cowling separated. LudwigPastorius Apr 7 #43

It's just you n/t Polybius Apr 7 #46

not... myohmy2 Apr 7 #26

Was William Shatner on that flight doc03 Apr 7 #27

Do not miss FeelingBlue Apr 7 #28

This is not a Boeing problem this is... Joe_michigan Apr 7 #32

My nephew began working for Boeing last summer SleeplessinSoCal Apr 7 #42

It sounds like Boeing cut the quality control literally down to nothing with the 737. cstanleytech Apr 7 #44

The 4th time? In as many months?? ailsagirl Apr 7 #48

So did the maintenance guy work for Southwest or Boeing? Kablooie Apr 8 #51

Maintenance is done by the airline, not the manufacturer Scully Apr 8 #64

In a nine-year-old airplane like this one, there are two possible causes jmowreader Apr 8 #53

It hasn't been but a couple of years DENVERPOPS Apr 8 #57

That does it for me! nickster48 Apr 8 #61

If they weren't taking flak... COL Mustard Apr 8 #62

Just heard Cherokee100 Apr 8 #65

User error or design error? Aussie105 Apr 8 #66

Planes are designed to have trained mechanics work on them, not idiots n/t EX500rider Apr 8 #73

The latches holding those cowlings together are about as idiot proof as they get. Angleae Apr 9 #75

The Seattle Times had a big article pfitz59 Apr 8 #74