[Libloather]

Compromised. Sounds just like a certain chicom bribe recipient.

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

Oops

[Navy Patriot]

America's biggest airlines ground planes as they launch desperate search for THOUSANDS of jet engine parts sold with fake safety certificates

Unless one falls on my house ...

[TalBlack]

Someone faked the actual turbine blades?

[Enterprise]

One must question the FAA affirmative action quota leadership and investigator hiring practices as well.

[Don@VB]

###mass-produced fake safety certificates###

These guys may have a promising future in today’s thriving Mail in Ballot printing industry.

[virgil]

Don’t aircraft manufacturers audit their suppliers? The parts should not have been accepted without the safety certificates, right?

[CodeToad]

Boeing and Airbus have maintenance and aircraft records systems that try to stem the use of questionable parts and maintenance crews. They even have introduced blockchain technologies to record these logs securely. Why? Because of this type of story. Airlines often seek financial relief from high parts and maintenance costs, but they sometimes, rarely, but sometimes, get ripped off.

[Gay State Conservative]

Yikes!

[Bonemaker]

Reason # 1,252 not to fly.

[ansel12]

Managers, execs mechanics, foremen, buyers, everyone knew about this.

I think this is an example of no one wanting to get involved, they just go with the flow and don’t rock the boat, just keep their head down and look out for themselves and their own little corner of life.

[faucetman]

FRAUD! It’s EVERYWHERE!

[zeestephen]

This scandal is very hard to believe.

There would have to be several corporate layers of financial and engineering executives who would have to sign off on these parts, knowing they are bogus, or, at least suspecting they are bogus.

Every one of those executives would realize that if a plane went down on their watch, they would spend the rest of their lives in a maximum security prison.

Would two or three executives be willing to take that risk?

Maybe.

Would a dozen executives take that risk?

No freaking way.

[Honest Nigerian]

What could go wrong?
Ehrrrhh .... that didn’t come out the way I meant. /LOL

[Vaduz]

Yes the quality assurance department closed until further notice.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[Paul R.]

Although a bit different scenario, this reminds me of Heinlein’s “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress”. No one suspects that the computer itself is dishonest...