The plane is 7 years old. This isn’t a Boeing issue, this is a Southwest maintenance issue. Engine cowlings are regularly removed for maintenance. If a latch or latches aren’t properly secured or suffer from excessive wear then this is the outcome. I get the disdain for Boeing, but it should be based on issues of their negligence, not the negligence of their customers.
Arguably. Reading the comments on avhearld, the cowling latches to each other rather than to the frame and the latches themselves are very low and easy to miss. Airbus has tried to eliminate this potential oversight, whereas Boeing has not. So yes, potentially missed non walk around, but also a possible systematic design failure.
Not arguably, still a maintaine issue with the owner of the plane.
Failures of design can lead to maintenance failures. Where as maintenance failures do not always stem from failures of design.
So not mutually exclusive in this case.
First sentence is true. Last sentence is not. We’ll see.
Flew out on an Airbus the entire way to Canada. Unfortunately our trip back is on a Boeing 737. Ooof
From what I understand only the 737 MAX is affected. Older 737 models should be fine.
Thanks for this
Good luck
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A Boeing 737 operated by Southwest Airlines had to turn around mid-flight after an engine cover ripped off on Sunday.
Southwest Airlines told Business Insider in a statement that Flight 3695 returned to the Denver International Airport and landed safely after experiencing a “mechanical issue.”
In January, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after a section of an Alaska Airlines fuselage — a plug over what was previously a door — ripped away mid-flight.
The FAA said in a statement at the time that each plane would have to undergo an eight-hour safety inspection before it’s allowed to carry passengers again.
Boeing Chairman Steve Mollenkopf has reached out directly to several airlines following the company’s recent struggles, Bloomberg reported.
Mollenkpf’s move came after Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said that Boeing showed a “lack of attention to detail.”
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Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said that Boeing showed a “lack of attention to detail.”
You know… Ryanair throwing shade around about lack of anything is pretty hilarious.
It’s almost delicious.
That doesn’t look like a serious safety problem to me- but I’m not an expert
Do you work for Boeing?
Obviously not. Why would they admit that this is a problem of any kind? It is expected operation.
