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Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says

Baua Electric

The panel, known as a door plug, was opened to repair damaged rivets on the plane’s fuselage, according to Boeing’s records. The report did not say who removed the bolts keeping the door plug in place. provided a photograph of the door plug after it was reinstalled but before the interior was restored. As evidence, the N.T.S.B.

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Neil Young - Rockin’ The EV World in “JOHNNY MAGIC” Straight from his LincVolt

Creative Greenius

Right here in Wichita. In Wichita. Out on the Kansas two-lane flats near Wichita. Tags: Johnny Magic environmental legislation renewable energy fossil fuels environment Neil Young politics plug-in cars climate change Yes We Can! Had a way with machines. One day in a garage far away. He met destiny. In Washington.

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Grounded Boeing Max 9 Jets Could Resume Flying Within Days

Baua Electric

The process includes requiring airlines to inspect certain bolts and fasteners and to re-torque fasteners on the panel, known as a door plug, which is placed where an emergency exit door would be if a jet had more seats. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded about 170 Max 9 planes on Jan. leaving a gaping hole in the side of the jet.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

Baua Electric

In February last year, a new Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane was on one of its first flights when an automated stabilizing system appeared to malfunction, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing soon after they took off. And in November, an engine on a just-delivered United Airlines 737 Max failed at 37,000 feet. But since Jan.

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National Drive Electric Week 2023 Recap: Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About

Plug in America

Disappointed but undeterred, we went to work and launched National Drive Elect ric Week (originally called National Plug In Day), thinking we would have had a better chance of coverage h ad our parade been part of a nationwide observance. Little else had been delivered in any significant number. It didn’t matter.

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

Baua Electric

The employees opened the panel, known as a door plug, because work needed to be done to its rivets — which are often used to join and secure parts on planes — said the person, who asked for anonymity because the person isn’t authorized to speak publicly while the National Transportation Safety Board conducts an investigation.

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