Southwest Airlines Flight 812 Update - NTSB (Video)
Dude
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) provided an update
regarding the continuing investigation into the mid-air rupture of the
fuselage skin on Southwest Airlines flight 812 that occurred on
Friday, April 1st. The aircraft made an emergency landing in Yuma,
Arizona.
Today, mechanics from Southwest Airlines, under the supervision of
NTSB investigators, removed a section of the ruptured fuselage skin
from Friday's accident. The segment will be transported to NTSB
headquarters in Washington, D.C. for in-depth analysis.
In addition, NTSB investigators conducted additional inspections of
other portions of the lap joint along the fuselage of the accident
airplane and found evidence of additional cracks.
The past few days, Southwest Airlines has been conducting additional
non destructive testing inspections on several of their 737 airplanes.
We have been informed that additional crack indications in the lap
joints have been identified on 3 airplanes they have inspected.
The NTSB, along with the other investigative parties - FAA, Boeing,
and Southwest Airlines - has been working to determine what actions
might be necessary to inspect any similar airplanes.
As a result of the findings from our investigation to date and the
results of the Southwest Airlines inspections, Boeing has indicated
that they will be drafting a Service Bulletin to describe the
inspection techniques that they would recommend be accomplished on
similar airplanes.
While the specifics of the Service Bulletin are being developed, the
focus is to require inspection of the left and right lap joints on all
similar 737 airplanes that have comparable cycles (takeoffs and
landings) as the accident airplane. Once the Service Bulletin is
released by Boeing, the FAA will make a determination whether to make
it mandatory for all similar 737 airplanes.
Walt_M
wrote:
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VELFd_mAClg
[snip]
>While the specifics of the Service Bulletin are being developed, the
>focus is to require inspection of the left and right lap joints on all
>similar 737 airplanes that have comparable cycles (takeoffs and
>landings) as the accident airplane. Once the Service Bulletin is
>released by Boeing, the FAA will make a determination whether to make
>it mandatory for all similar 737 airplanes.
Qantas is ahead of the game.
Walt
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TOCA
"Dude" <chris...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VELFd_mAClg
>
> The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) provided an update
> regarding the continuing investigation into the mid-air rupture of the
> fuselage skin on Southwest Airlines flight 812 that occurred on
> Friday, April 1st. The aircraft made an emergency landing in Yuma,
> Arizona.
>
>
> focus is to require inspection of the left and right lap joints on all
> similar 737 airplanes that have comparable cycles (takeoffs and
> landings) as the accident airplane. Once the Service Bulletin is
> released by Boeing, the FAA will make a determination whether to make
> it mandatory for all similar 737 airplanes.
Hmmm...... An model specific fault detected and they wont ground them all?
Money first and safety when we find the time for it I guess :o/
Tommy C, Denmark
Walt_M
You are surprised?
Have you read Joel Bakan's book "The Corporation", Tommy? It points
out IIRC that according ot Corporation law, the shareholders'
interests (profits) are more important than any other issues (be they
safety, health, the environment, or world peace.)
And that's obviously as it should be. After all, nowadays, everyone's
retirement nest eggs are tied to the share market (just to make sure
they don't get any ideas about _different_ ways of doing economics.)
Welcome to Globalised Capitalism and Unregulated Free Trade 101
(hiding under a rock labelled "Freedom and Democracy.")
I once believed I was fighting for that shit. Only a brainwashed fool
would think so these days.
[Ignore Dallas and his henchmen, they're gigolo's for "the
corporation"]