Boeing investigates new flaw with 787 Dreamliner

San Antonio Business Journal ^ | Aug 16, 2013, 7:03am CDT | Mike W. Thomas

[SgtBilko]

Boeing Co. has suffered another setback with its 787 Dreamliner after the model’s biggest operator, ANA Holdings, says it discovered wiring defects in the fire-suppression system on three aircraft.

[SgtBilko]

Another flying fire cracker made by the unionized socialists on WA state.

[JoeFromSidney]

Not entirely the union's fault, although I'm not lettig them off as fault-free. To manage the program, Boeing brought in some Ford executives to manage the program. A friend of mine, a former CEO of a local firm, interviewed for a management position on the project. He didn't get it. He told them they were treating it as a "just in time" project when it should really be treated as a "six sigma" project. He was right.

[Red Badger]

Sounds like the Flying Volt..............

[Mouton]

Rename the plane to the nightmareliner.

I used to laugh when McDonnald brought it its 2 engine flying cigar and dubbed it the M-80. I don’t think planes should be named after fireworks but what do I know. So, perhaps in reverse fashion, this one is the nightmareliner.

[NormsRevenge]

Make these babies into amusement ride already.. damn thing is Hugh!

[Red Badger]

Maybe each one should have one of these on board................

[Paladin2]

"Boeing brought in some Ford executives to manage the program."

Going the other way seemed to work (Alan Mulally). An airliner is more complex and lower volume and you sell the prototypes. Building parts for it worldwide with more vendors than Boeing had managed previously is a recipe for trouble.

[Paladin2]

I thought is was the MD80.

The M-80's I had as a kid are worked to my specs.

[Paladin2]

I thought is was the MD80.

The M-80's I had as a kid all worked to my simple specs.

[Mouton]

Some travel agent I used to employ called them the M-80, perhaps the term was interchangable? Yeah, the M-80 I had as a kid worked fine, right out of the box. Went to Mexico one time and found some M-240s and managed to get them over the border...they really worked fine, would actually nudge a buick from 25 feet!

[Oztrich Boy]

If it’s Boeing, it’s not going.

[ZOOKER]

To manage the program, Boeing brought in some Ford executives...

One of their rejected redesign concepts...

[hosepipe]

So... Fix it...

[SamAdams76]

Looks like we need to change the name from Dreamliner to Nightmareliner.

[SgtBilko]

I don’t wanna sit in one of these planes. Just imagine a birdstrike into a engine during take off and the fire supression blows out the wrong engine. A nightmare. These birds should get grounded until they checked and fixed every 787 ever built.