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Boeing 787 Dreamliner has new problem involving titanium parts
It's latest in production slip-ups that have delayed aircraft deliveries, drawn increased U.S. government scrutiny (www.foxbusiness.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Can you imagine if Boeing decides that all these parts will be replaced? For those who do not work on aircraft you cannot imagine how difficult that job would be. These bit parts go in some horrific to get at spaces especially once the aircraft is built!
Three scariest words in the maintenance manual, "gain access to"!
Yes... Working in maintenance now for about 40 years... Yes it certainly can be!
Yes... and from experience it seems like they take the smallest parts, suspend them where they want to hide them and then build the complete a/c around it not thinking about access to it...
I tell that story to newbies all the time lol. I say "they hung the control valve in mid air then built an entire jet around it" that explains the difficulty of its replacement!
Simple Flying also provided additional details:
Andrew Curran - October 15, 2021
Titanium Plates: Boeing Up Aginst A New 787 Dreamliner Issue
https://simpleflying.com/boeing-787-titanium-plates-issue/
Article lists these 3rd party suppliers:
Italy-based Leonardo SpA
Brindisi-based Manufacturing Processes Specification (MPS)
Interesting note is the article is dated 10/15/2021 while currently it's 10/14/2021.
Difficult to tell sequence of publication and which news outlet did the work vs. repeating information other outlets published earlier.
Andrew Curran - October 15, 2021
Titanium Plates: Boeing Up Aginst A New 787 Dreamliner Issue
https://simpleflying.com/boeing-787-titanium-plates-issue/
Article lists these 3rd party suppliers:
Italy-based Leonardo SpA
Brindisi-based Manufacturing Processes Specification (MPS)
Interesting note is the article is dated 10/15/2021 while currently it's 10/14/2021.
Difficult to tell sequence of publication and which news outlet did the work vs. repeating information other outlets published earlier.