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Boeing Whistle-Blower Says Proposed 737 Max Fixes Aren’t Enough
A whistle-blower at Boeing Co. is urging aviation regulators to add additional protections to the grounded 737 Max. (www.bloomberg.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
So can you confirm that the testing was done on a MAX7 whereas both accidents were on the longer MAX8?
Yep, the tests were conducted in a MAX 7
This from an airline spotter and an article in an aviation magazine "The aircraft used for the tests is N7021S, a Boeing 737 MAX7, the smallest member of the MAX family."
And this "The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has completed test flights of the Boeing 737 Max, a key milestone in restoring airworthiness certification and returning the airliner to operational status. Transport Canada (TC) completed its flight testing in late August. The most recent flights took place in Vancouver, Canada, due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Both the European and Canadian tests involve validation of data collected by the FAA from June 29 to July 1 using a Max 7.
And this "The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has completed test flights of the Boeing 737 Max, a key milestone in restoring airworthiness certification and returning the airliner to operational status. Transport Canada (TC) completed its flight testing in late August. The most recent flights took place in Vancouver, Canada, due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Both the European and Canadian tests involve validation of data collected by the FAA from June 29 to July 1 using a Max 7.
- Djames - a correction, the regis # of the MAX 7 being tested is N7201S . Easy to transpose digits. I checked I against a few tracking sites & jet photo sites. Cheers
yep...most of these types looking for revenge...
Whistle blowers are important enough there is a specific law to support them, and protect them. Some of the insane crap that whistle blowers have exposed is small potatoes, but some of it is damaging important stuff that would not come out by any other way.
The 20,000 toilet seat, the thousand of dollars for a hammer, the torture in Iraq, the waste of tax payer money, the statements of current members of the administration, ALL of it is important. Much of it could end up causing the person revealing it to suffer at the near infinite hands of a malicious and vindictive government.
The 20,000 toilet seat, the thousand of dollars for a hammer, the torture in Iraq, the waste of tax payer money, the statements of current members of the administration, ALL of it is important. Much of it could end up causing the person revealing it to suffer at the near infinite hands of a malicious and vindictive government.
Now for the rest of the story. Seems he left Boeing after being popped for drunk driving and had to have one of the breath analyzers installed in his truck. He manages to land a job with us and still drinks coming in one day drunk on duty. Cussed out the VP in front of clients when he was ordered to take an alcohol test. He quickly writes out his resignation and walks out the door. Comes back later that day to collect his tools and gets into another screaming match with the VP. At this point, since he's still clearly drunk I'm asked to drive him home to ensure the publics' safety. Off I go and when we reach his home he wants me to come in for some drinks. I decline. Go back to work and my boss offers me the job. Part of the job is the companies DER for drugs and alcohol. I accept but didn't fully know the FAA Abatement rules and since the individual in question has quit I failed to notify the FAA of his alcohol problem. We move FWD in time and I quickly realize my mistake so I notify the FAA immediately and take the hit. I explain great details about why and how I failed to notify them in a timely manner. I get a slap on the wrist if I promise to never let it happen again.
Now we move FWD again when all of a sudden this so-called whistleblower is once again writing his congressional leaders demanding action be taken against the company for so-called violations. Once again here comes a team of inspectors and once again they find nothing since I cleaned up the mess left by this drunk. To this day I can read some of his reports telling you what day he was drunk and what days he was sober its that clear.
FWD a couple of more years and I get a notice from FAA Abatement that he was popped for being drunk while inspecting an airplane and an FSDO just happened to arrive on that day.
IMHO and knowing what I have seen I don't put too much stock in whistle-blowers. To those who publish articles I want to see a name behind your so-called source, I want to know their background and where they received their training and I want to fully understand a bigger picture rather than "I think this is wrong, so, therefore, I must be right" attitude.