Yeah, thank the pilot's unions for that. Preserving the CVR is also on the parking check list. I think pilots have learned they can get away with not preserving it and not get in trouble. To combat this the FAA should mandate all CVRs be 25 hours (they would still be cleared after nominal flights). The pilots have brought it on themselves by purposely destroying evidence.Well honestly it would be good if the CVR could record for as many hours...
Related:Well honestly it would be good if the CVR could record for as many hours...
Yeah, the nuts are supposed to be pinned. Not sure of the nut type, but distorted thread, self locking nuts are very common, giving you 2 locking methods.
Yes, castellated nuts with a cotter pin."Pinned" as in "cotter pin"?
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Most suspension and many steering parts on automobiles have castle nuts, (nuts that have slots machined or forged across the top half of the nuts) with a matching hole drilled through the bolt it gets screwed on whereby after the nut is torqued, the nearest matching slot and hole gets lined up (preferably tightened not loosened) and a cotter pin is installed through the matching slot and hole, thus preventing the nut from backing out.
In space applications using bolts where catastrophic hazards exist we have so many controls to make sure the bolts are quality and installed via certified processes. Then we have a verifications to make sure that was all done correctly."Pinned" as in "cotter pin"?
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Most suspension and many steering parts on automobiles have castle nuts, (nuts that have slots machined or forged across the top half of the nuts) with a matching hole drilled through the bolt it gets screwed on whereby after the nut is torqued, the nearest matching slot and hole gets lined up (preferably tightened not loosened) and a cotter pin is installed through the matching slot and hole, thus preventing the nut from backing out.
There are similar practices with regards to submarines. Sub safe is the word. Better have paper work based on reality or you end up getting canned. Jackson lost it's Bull Nuke and CO when it couldn't submerge due to someone not removing the vent covers before departing.In space applications using bolts where catastrophic hazards exist we have so many controls to make sure the bolts are quality and installed via certified processes. Then we have a verifications to make sure that was all done correctly.
Designs using bolts have to have a secondary locking mechanism like you have there and the design has to tolerate 1-2 bolts out.
There are similar practices with regards to submarines. Sub safe is the word. Better have paper work based on reality or you end up getting canned. Jackson lost it's Bull Nuke and CO when it couldn't submerge due to someone not removing the vent covers before departing.
Absopositively. It's really embarrassing also if you are stuffing a tube and forget to pull the ladder out of one access doors to the tube. That's was quite the standdown.One of the guys at TTF in Bangor told us that if you touch one bolt on one of the missile tube covers, you have to take them all off and redo them in proper order.
Just because it happens on a Boeing doesn't mean it's a Boeing issue. 757s have been out of production for 20 years. I'm willing to bet this is a maintenance issue at the airline level.What the hell is wrong with Boeing? They used to be the gold standard. Suggest watching Downfall on Netflix. Story about the crashes of the Boeing 737 Max 8. Some CEO's of major carriers said they are considering switching to Airbus.
But for a short period of time, they created shareholder value, the most important thing in any business (lol).Just because it happens on a Boeing doesn't mean it's a Boeing issue. 757s have been out of production for 20 years. I'm willing to bet this is a maintenance issue at the airline level.
But your larger point is valid. Boeing is facing an existential threat to their business if they don't fix their culture and regain trust. Frankly one of the dumbest things they've done is move the HQ to Chicago and separate the senior leadership team from the products they build.
The results of management by spreadsheet are clear and it's a disaster for them.
What's wrong is for the last 25 years it's been a string of Jack Welch loving management at the top. They've hallowed out the experience, won't pay to train people. Also IIRC in the negotiation around 2016 with the IEM they massively slashed wages for new mechanics. So when you are only paying mechanics slightly above minimum wage, you are going to get minimum wage style labor.What the hell is wrong with Boeing? They used to be the gold standard. Suggest watching Downfall on Netflix. Story about the crashes of the Boeing 737 Max 8. Some CEO's of major carriers said they are considering switching to Airbus.
Yeah, this isn't the first time a 757 has lost a NLG wheel, the times I've seen it before it was always maintenance induced. The NLG wheels are replaced roughly every 300 landings, so lots of opportunities for someone to screw it up.Just because it happens on a Boeing doesn't mean it's a Boeing issue. 757s have been out of production for 20 years. I'm willing to bet this is a maintenance issue at the airline level.
But your larger point is valid. Boeing is facing an existential threat to their business if they don't fix their culture and regain trust. Frankly one of the dumbest things they've done is move the HQ to Chicago and separate the senior leadership team from the products they build.
The results of management by spreadsheet are clear and it's a disaster for them.
That's exactly where my field office was, across the street in the SWS Maintenance shops building.One of the guys at TTF in Bangor told us that if you touch one bolt on one of the missile tube covers, you have to take them all off and redo them in proper order.
Problem is, they can't get delivery from Airbus for years.What the hell is wrong with Boeing? They used to be the gold standard. Suggest watching Downfall on Netflix. Story about the crashes of the Boeing 737 Max 8. Some CEO's of major carriers said they are considering switching to Airbus.
I was thinking the very same thing. Landing gear probably is one of the highest maintenance items, and unfortunately, people F up.Yeah, this isn't the first time a 757 has lost a NLG wheel, the times I've seen it before it was always maintenance induced. The NLG wheels are replaced roughly every 300 landings, so lots of opportunities for someone to screw it up.
Yeah, luckily the only real risk is hitting something on the ground. The aircraft is designed to lose a tire.I was thinking the very same thing. Landing gear probably is one of the highest maintenance items, and unfortunately, people F up.
Looks like McDonnel Douglas management practices took over Boeing after it acquired Douglas.What the hell is wrong with Boeing? They used to be the gold standard. Suggest watching Downfall on Netflix. Story about the crashes of the Boeing 737 Max 8. Some CEO's of major carriers said they are considering switching to Airbus.
It seemed like a 50/50 battle for many years but Airbus clearly has the upper hand now.Problem is, they can't get delivery from Airbus for years.
One of the divisions of the corporation I used to work for, L3 now LHX, makes those things. Obviously, they moved on to SSD's quite a while back. They will just make ones with a easily increased memory. Being that they are made to take massive G forces, there's no memory card to just exchange though.Related:
FAA Seeks to Increase Recording Time of CVRs/FDRs
This isn't really a Poli thing, more of a tech thing and I hear we have some flyers about. Cockpit voice recordings get erased after some close calls. The FAA will try to fix that Federal officials say they will give investigators a better tool for...forums.anandtech.com
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The only way it will change is if the company’s culture changes. Even then it looks like they lost a lot of experienced employees and it will take them years to relearn the lessons those folks already had. It’s a going to be a slow rolling shit show for the next several years.It seemed like a 50/50 battle for many years but Airbus clearly has the upper hand now.
LOL WTF when will it end?
It said the 62-year-old had died from a "self-inflicted" wound on 9 March and police were investigating.
So he closed himself into the trunk of his car, then shot himself?Boeing whistleblower John Barnett found dead in US
Prior to his death, John Barnett was testifying against Boeing over concerns about standards.www.bbc.com
How many times did he shoot himself I wonder.