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Heathrow fire: Ethiopia Dreamliner fleet to stay flying
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| 13 July 2013 Last updated at 08:53 ET
Posted on 07/13/2013 8:58:17 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Airbus temp employee smoking in the lavatory?
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posted on
07/13/2013 9:03:02 AM PDT
by
BwanaNdege
("To learn who rules over you simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize"- Voltaire)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Boeing had better get this aircraft sorted out...soon.And completely.Otherwise one of the only US companies left that commands respect and makes money could be in *very* serious trouble.
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posted on
07/13/2013 9:03:15 AM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(The Civil Servants Are No Longer Servants...Or Civil.)
To: Gay State Conservative
Careful investigations take some time....and it is a very new aircraft.
To: Gay State Conservative
Airworthiness Directive, AD, for 747100, 747100B, 747100B SUD, 747200B, 747200F, 747300, 747400, 747 400D, 747400F, 747SR, and 747SP series airplanes; Model 767200, 300, 300F, and 400ER series airplanes; and Model 777200, 200LR, 300, and 300ER series airplanes dated 9 July 2013.
When is Boeing going to get these aircraft sorted out?
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posted on
07/13/2013 9:11:37 AM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Electorate data confirms Resolute Conservative voted for Soetoro)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I rarely fly but I would not book on a 787.
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posted on
07/13/2013 9:12:41 AM PDT
by
citizen
(We get the government we choose. America either voted for Obama or handed it to him by not voting.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
They probably quickly realized some ground crew employee was cooking goat in the back and the cooking fire got away from him, and it was likely that wasn’t Boeing’s fault.
Take away lesson? Issue instructions to the rest of their employees to be more careful with their cooking fires and the rest of the fleet should just be fine to continue flying.
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posted on
07/13/2013 9:22:23 AM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: BwanaNdege
More likely a International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers sapper...
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posted on
07/13/2013 9:33:41 AM PDT
by
Robe
(Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
To: catnipman
To: catnipman
Would you like the fish or the chicken?
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posted on
07/13/2013 9:38:01 AM PDT
by
deoetdoctrinae
(Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
To: A.A. Cunningham
Did’nt they proclaim the new batteries were more environmentally friendly? I get that better mileage is good for the customer and the environment, but I know there are many “green” things that are put into service before they are ready for prime time - hope this is not one of them!
Just my .02.
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posted on
07/13/2013 9:48:29 AM PDT
by
volunbeer
(We must embrace austerity or austerity will embrace us)
To: A.A. Cunningham
My next door neighbor is an engineer who works for the FAA. He worked for Boeing to begin with and there is nothing that gives him more joy than making them jump through hoops. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't have some role in the AD you have cited. Of course it affects urethane foam that has become less fire retardant over time and has nothing to do with the 787.
We own a small airplane as well and often ADs are almost completely nonsensical. The manufacturers used to fight the stupid ones, but not these days. We had one issued a year or so ago because they found that two planes in the 1970s had some lock washers or something installed “backwards” during manufacture. Forgive my ignorance on the details. There were no incidents resulting from the “problem”. The FAA ordered nearly every other airplane from that manufacturer over a 20 year period disassembled and inspected.
Never mind that pulling apart assemblies that have been working fine for over 40 years was difficult, expensive and resulted in the destruction of equipment that were presented only a theoretical safety problem... something akin to preventing global warming. The aviation community has gotten quite used to government over regulation mostly by bureaucrats that appear to be working mostly to preserve their own job security.
The effect has been to stimey true progress on general aviation airplanes for decades. The 40 year old engine in our airplane is almost identical to the engines put in airplanes today, and it was 30 year old technology when it was manufactured. The only bright spot is "experimental aircraft" where tinkerers are still allowed to fly their own creations, but even good ideas from that area are generally not allowed to make there way into general use.
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posted on
07/13/2013 10:00:05 AM PDT
by
fireman15
(Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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posted on
07/13/2013 10:17:05 AM PDT
by
RedMDer
(When immigrants cannot or will not assimilate, its really just an invasion. Throw them out!)
To: deoetdoctrinae
Ah yes, I had the lasagna...
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posted on
07/13/2013 10:31:22 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Republicans create the tools of oppression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
To: fireman15
has nothing to do with the 787.I'm well aware of that.
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posted on
07/13/2013 10:40:33 AM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Electorate data confirms Resolute Conservative voted for Soetoro)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Someone got caught roasting a goat.
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posted on
07/13/2013 10:59:23 AM PDT
by
Cyman
To: null and void
LOL
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posted on
07/13/2013 11:42:05 AM PDT
by
deoetdoctrinae
(Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I once got onto a C-47 in Korea that was flying to one of the outer islands and there were goats and other critters on it, as well as kimchi.
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posted on
07/13/2013 12:35:39 PM PDT
by
batterycommander
(a little more rubble, a lot less trouble)
To: A.A. Cunningham
And where's the compendium of reports on Airbus products? Perhaps you'd start with the A380,a nice aircraft to be sure (I've flown it once,Dubai->JFK non-stop) but one that after about 2 years in service is already showing cracks in the airframe.And then there's the near catastrophe caused by an A380 engine *exploding* somewhere over Indonesia.
If,by chance,you work for Airbus just let us know and we'll understand your concentration on Boeing.
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posted on
07/13/2013 1:17:57 PM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(The Civil Servants Are No Longer Servants...Or Civil.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Aren’t battery fires on parked 787s a known problem?
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posted on
07/13/2013 2:45:54 PM PDT
by
PAR35
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