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波音737NG迎重大危机：5%现结构性裂缝 已有13架停飞
新浪财经-自媒体综合 2019-10-10 10:25
【5%现结构性裂缝，波音737NG迎重大危机，已有13架停飞】美国西南航空与巴西勒莫国航10月9日宣布停飞旗下总计13架波音737 NG客机。9月，波音737 NG机型机翼和机身连接处被查出结构性裂缝，联邦航空局下令运营商紧急排查。波音公司称正配合航空公司制定维修和零件更换计划。两家航空公司都是波音737系列飞机主要客户，包括737 NG和已被全球停飞的737 MAX。
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Boeing finds cracks in older 737 Next-Generation jets
FAA: 1,900 Boeing planes must be inspected after cracking issue found
In September, the FAA received reports of cracking discovered in frame fittings and failsafe straps.
BOEING
Author:KING Staff
Published:12:37 PM PDT October 2, 2019
Updated:12:37 PM PDT October 2, 2019
EVERETT, Wash. — An estimated 1,911 Boeing airplanes will need to be inspected after the Federal Aviation Administration says cracking was discovered on components linked to the wings.
The order from the FAA impacts Boeing 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes, according to an Airworthiness Directive. The "risk to the flying public" is urgent enough to forego notice and a comment, according to the directive.
The already-troubled MAX plane is not affected.
In September, the FAA received reports of cracking discovered in frame fittings and failsafe straps.
RELATED: Report: Ethics complaint claims Boeing put profits ahead of safety
RELATED: Southwest Airlines may delay Boeing 737 Max flights until February or March 2020
Boeing previously said it found cracking issues involving wings in older 737 Next-Generation jets. The company said the issue did not have an impact on planes in service, but some may need modifications.
Boeing released the following statement on Friday evening:
Safety and quality are our top priorities. Boeing has notified the FAA and been in contact with 737NG operators about a cracking issue discovered on a small number of airplanes undergoing modifications. No in-service issues have been reported.
Over the coming days, we will work closely with our customers to implement a recommended inspection plan for certain airplanes in the fleet.
This issue does not affect any 737 MAX airplanes or the P-8 Poseidon.
https://komonews.com/news/local/sou...ds-two-planes-with-cracked-critical-equipment
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Southwest Airlines grounds two Boeing 737 NG planes with cracked critical part
by Charlie Harger | KOMO Newsradio
Wednesday, October 9th 2019
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Boeing 737-800 (Boeing file photo)
SEATTLE -- Southwest Airlines confirmed Tuesday that two of their Boeing 737 NG planes have been grounded because of cracked critical equipment.
Late last month, KOMO News was the first to report that inspectors found cracks in a critical part of an 737 NG known as the pickle fork.
Following that report, last week, the FAA ordered emergency inspections, known as an "airworthiness directive," or "AD," to take place within seven days.
A pickle fork is the part that helps attach a plane's fuselage to its wing structure. It helps manage the stress, torque and aerodynamic forces that bend the connection between the wings and the body of the jet.
Engineers design pickle forks to last the lifetime of the plane, more than 90,000 landings and takeoffs, a term known as "flight cycles" in the aviation industry, without developing cracks. There could be dire results if the pickle fork system on the jet fails in flight.
Overall, around 500 of the planes from airlines around the world have been inspected for the issue.
Aviation analyst Scott Hamilton with the Leeham Company says 25 planes so far have been discovered with the cracking. "Simple mathematics says that's 5%," he said.
But he cautions against people getting too nervous about flying.
"You're still going to have more danger getting to the airport than flying on one of these airplanes," he said.
These latest groundings for the Southwest 737 NGs come as the airline struggles with a grounded 737 MAX fleet.
Those groundings have led to the cancellations of an estimated 30,000 Southwest flights since March.
The pilots's union, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, filed a $100 million lawsuit against Boeing over those groundings Monday, suing for back pay.
KOMO reached out to Southwest about the latest issue involving the inspections, and the cracks found on 737 NG, which have been busy flying passengers. A company spokesperson says:
"Southwest has completed all inspections of the high-cycle 737 Next Generation (NG) aircraft in compliance with the seven-day deadline specified in the FAA’s Airworthiness Directive (AD). During our inspections of the high-cycle NGs, we did not find abnormalities on the vast majority of our inspected fleet but did identify signs of cracking on two aircraft. Southwest removed the aircraft from our operation and reported the findings to Boeing and the FAA. The aircraft will remain out of our schedule until the maintenance items have been fully resolved, and we do not have a return to service timeline for the aircraft. Safety is always our uncompromising priority, and our Technical Operations Team is now focused on completing inspections on the remaining portion of the NG fleet covered by the AD."
The pickle fork problem was first discovered on a passenger plane being converted to a cargo jet for Amazon Prime.
Though the first batch of inspections is complete -- many more will need to be done worldwide in the coming weeks and months.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...detected-Boeing-737-Generation-aircrafts.html
'Unusual cracking' is detected on Boeing 737 Next Generation aircrafts
By Jerry Barmash For Dailymail.com21:56 28 Sep 2019, updated 22:02 28 Sep 2019
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During a recent inspection workers found a severely cracked pickle fork on a Boeing 737NG. The plane is relatively young, having logged approximately 35,000 flight cycles when the damage was found.
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A pickle fork is the part that helps attach a plane's fuselage to its wing structure. It helps manage the stress, torque and aerodynamic forces that bend the connection between the wings and the body of the jet.
A retired Boeing engineer told KOMO-TV: 'It's unusual to have a crack in the pickle fork. It's not designed to crack that way at all. Period.'
Boeing says some of the fleet have a cracking part that attaches to the fuselage. An Aeroflot Boeing 737 Next Gen flight is pictured
'No in-service issues have been reported. Over the coming days, we will work closely with our customers to implement a recommended inspection plan for certain airplanes in the fleet,' a Boeing spokesperson wrote. 'This issue does not affect any 737 MAX airplanes or the P-8 Poseidon.'
Boeing added that the problem was found in a small number of jets undergoing modifications.
The Boeing 737 NGs are the models designated 737-700, 737-800, and 737-900.
During a recent inspection workers found a severely cracked pickle fork on a Boeing 737NG. The plane is relatively young, having logged approximately 35,000 flight cycles when the damage was found. One of the Boeing 737 Next Gen planes is pictured
No one has been injured from the cracked equipment and, KOMO reports, it's a near-certainty that the damaged planes flew with passengers before it was discovered.
The unnamed engineer added: 'A crack like this is similar to when you see a crack in a coffee cup handle. You can likely continue using the cup several more times, but there's always a risk that handle will break off and hot coffee will wind up in your lap.'
Until they determine the extent of the issue, it will be difficult for maintenance crews. At this point the government has not ordered mandatory inspections.
Chicago-based manufacturer Boeing is already under the microscope for the crashes that killed killed 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia.
On Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board made recommendations after an investigation into the certification of the 737 Max.
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The agency scrutinized the evaluation process for the Boeing 737 Max's Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, a critical system at the center of both crashes.
波音737NG迎重大危机：5%现结构性裂缝 已有13架停飞
新浪财经-自媒体综合 2019-10-10 10:25
【5%现结构性裂缝，波音737NG迎重大危机，已有13架停飞】美国西南航空与巴西勒莫国航10月9日宣布停飞旗下总计13架波音737 NG客机。9月，波音737 NG机型机翼和机身连接处被查出结构性裂缝，联邦航空局下令运营商紧急排查。波音公司称正配合航空公司制定维修和零件更换计划。两家航空公司都是波音737系列飞机主要客户，包括737 NG和已被全球停飞的737 MAX。
来源：梨视频
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Boeing finds cracks in older 737 Next-Generation jets
FAA: 1,900 Boeing planes must be inspected after cracking issue found
In September, the FAA received reports of cracking discovered in frame fittings and failsafe straps.
BOEING
Author:KING Staff
Published:12:37 PM PDT October 2, 2019
Updated:12:37 PM PDT October 2, 2019
EVERETT, Wash. — An estimated 1,911 Boeing airplanes will need to be inspected after the Federal Aviation Administration says cracking was discovered on components linked to the wings.
The order from the FAA impacts Boeing 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes, according to an Airworthiness Directive. The "risk to the flying public" is urgent enough to forego notice and a comment, according to the directive.
The already-troubled MAX plane is not affected.
In September, the FAA received reports of cracking discovered in frame fittings and failsafe straps.
RELATED: Report: Ethics complaint claims Boeing put profits ahead of safety
RELATED: Southwest Airlines may delay Boeing 737 Max flights until February or March 2020
Boeing previously said it found cracking issues involving wings in older 737 Next-Generation jets. The company said the issue did not have an impact on planes in service, but some may need modifications.
Boeing released the following statement on Friday evening:
Safety and quality are our top priorities. Boeing has notified the FAA and been in contact with 737NG operators about a cracking issue discovered on a small number of airplanes undergoing modifications. No in-service issues have been reported.
Over the coming days, we will work closely with our customers to implement a recommended inspection plan for certain airplanes in the fleet.
This issue does not affect any 737 MAX airplanes or the P-8 Poseidon.
https://komonews.com/news/local/sou...ds-two-planes-with-cracked-critical-equipment
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Southwest Airlines grounds two Boeing 737 NG planes with cracked critical part
by Charlie Harger | KOMO Newsradio
Wednesday, October 9th 2019
AA
Boeing 737-800 (Boeing file photo)
SEATTLE -- Southwest Airlines confirmed Tuesday that two of their Boeing 737 NG planes have been grounded because of cracked critical equipment.
Late last month, KOMO News was the first to report that inspectors found cracks in a critical part of an 737 NG known as the pickle fork.
Following that report, last week, the FAA ordered emergency inspections, known as an "airworthiness directive," or "AD," to take place within seven days.
A pickle fork is the part that helps attach a plane's fuselage to its wing structure. It helps manage the stress, torque and aerodynamic forces that bend the connection between the wings and the body of the jet.
Engineers design pickle forks to last the lifetime of the plane, more than 90,000 landings and takeoffs, a term known as "flight cycles" in the aviation industry, without developing cracks. There could be dire results if the pickle fork system on the jet fails in flight.
Overall, around 500 of the planes from airlines around the world have been inspected for the issue.
Aviation analyst Scott Hamilton with the Leeham Company says 25 planes so far have been discovered with the cracking. "Simple mathematics says that's 5%," he said.
But he cautions against people getting too nervous about flying.
"You're still going to have more danger getting to the airport than flying on one of these airplanes," he said.
These latest groundings for the Southwest 737 NGs come as the airline struggles with a grounded 737 MAX fleet.
Those groundings have led to the cancellations of an estimated 30,000 Southwest flights since March.
The pilots's union, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, filed a $100 million lawsuit against Boeing over those groundings Monday, suing for back pay.
KOMO reached out to Southwest about the latest issue involving the inspections, and the cracks found on 737 NG, which have been busy flying passengers. A company spokesperson says:
"Southwest has completed all inspections of the high-cycle 737 Next Generation (NG) aircraft in compliance with the seven-day deadline specified in the FAA’s Airworthiness Directive (AD). During our inspections of the high-cycle NGs, we did not find abnormalities on the vast majority of our inspected fleet but did identify signs of cracking on two aircraft. Southwest removed the aircraft from our operation and reported the findings to Boeing and the FAA. The aircraft will remain out of our schedule until the maintenance items have been fully resolved, and we do not have a return to service timeline for the aircraft. Safety is always our uncompromising priority, and our Technical Operations Team is now focused on completing inspections on the remaining portion of the NG fleet covered by the AD."
The pickle fork problem was first discovered on a passenger plane being converted to a cargo jet for Amazon Prime.
Though the first batch of inspections is complete -- many more will need to be done worldwide in the coming weeks and months.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...detected-Boeing-737-Generation-aircrafts.html
'Unusual cracking' is detected on Boeing 737 Next Generation aircrafts
By Jerry Barmash For Dailymail.com21:56 28 Sep 2019, updated 22:02 28 Sep 2019
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- Boeing 737 Next Generation planes were found to have cracking pickle forks
- Boeing says the problem is isolated and there have been 'no in-service issues''
- The 737 NG planes logged approximately 35,000 miles when damage was found
- Next Generation models are: 737-700, 737-800, and 737-900.
- Boeing said these cracks are not connected to 737 Max or P-8 Poseidon planes
During a recent inspection workers found a severely cracked pickle fork on a Boeing 737NG. The plane is relatively young, having logged approximately 35,000 flight cycles when the damage was found.
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A pickle fork is the part that helps attach a plane's fuselage to its wing structure. It helps manage the stress, torque and aerodynamic forces that bend the connection between the wings and the body of the jet.
A retired Boeing engineer told KOMO-TV: 'It's unusual to have a crack in the pickle fork. It's not designed to crack that way at all. Period.'
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'No in-service issues have been reported. Over the coming days, we will work closely with our customers to implement a recommended inspection plan for certain airplanes in the fleet,' a Boeing spokesperson wrote. 'This issue does not affect any 737 MAX airplanes or the P-8 Poseidon.'
Boeing added that the problem was found in a small number of jets undergoing modifications.
The Boeing 737 NGs are the models designated 737-700, 737-800, and 737-900.
During a recent inspection workers found a severely cracked pickle fork on a Boeing 737NG. The plane is relatively young, having logged approximately 35,000 flight cycles when the damage was found. One of the Boeing 737 Next Gen planes is pictured
No one has been injured from the cracked equipment and, KOMO reports, it's a near-certainty that the damaged planes flew with passengers before it was discovered.
The unnamed engineer added: 'A crack like this is similar to when you see a crack in a coffee cup handle. You can likely continue using the cup several more times, but there's always a risk that handle will break off and hot coffee will wind up in your lap.'
Until they determine the extent of the issue, it will be difficult for maintenance crews. At this point the government has not ordered mandatory inspections.
Chicago-based manufacturer Boeing is already under the microscope for the crashes that killed killed 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia.
On Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board made recommendations after an investigation into the certification of the 737 Max.
ADVERTISEMENT
The agency scrutinized the evaluation process for the Boeing 737 Max's Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, a critical system at the center of both crashes.
