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Boeing 737 Max 9: United Airlines finds loose bolts during inspections (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[–] mynamesnotrick@lemmy.zip 42 points 2 years ago (2 children)

MAX must stand for "MAX Profits" because they sure cut lots of corners on that aircraft.

[–] LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

More like unexpected new features, like the all new spontaneous exit row!

[–] bajabound@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Just think how much easier it will be to get extra leg room now.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wonder how many cents they saved by not ensuring the bolts were properly tightened.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Probably more than you think. This strikes me as an understaffing issue in the factory. Loose bolts happen when the person who is supposed to verify the work has been done correctly, is busy doing work elsewhere on the plane. Understaffing causes people to pitch-in to make deadlines, or to ease the burden on their co-workers. Seems trivial at first, but with airplanes, this behavior gets people killed.