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Cake day: September 15th, 2023

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  • I agree there will be way more serious violations. The point I was really trying to make was that the FAA may have listed 100+ other more serious things that are not as catchy or mean little to people outside the industry. However, the media chose to report on this because its relatable to the average person and make it seems more significant than it really is.

    “Failure to establish a validation system to ensure all components are present and installed” (4 door bolts) just doesnt have the same ring, dispite being significantly more serious, then Boeing using soap and keycards.


  • I don’t support Boeing, but I feel like this aritcle is sensationalizing a possibly mundane aspect of the manufacturing. Like none of us know the specifications for assembly. The tolorance for those specific gaps could be generous and a key card turned out to be an acceptable gauge. Automotive industry uses a variety of Go/No-Go gauges that are 3D printed which are far outside the accuracy of Feeler guages, because in some cases you dont need the precision. If the gap needs to be 2mm +/- .5mm and a key card is 2mm +/- 0.4mm or whatever then its fine.

    Overall, what I am saying is that the issues with Boeing is systemic across all aspects, but one shouldn’t be so quick to jump on details that make a eye grabbing article title.