Boeing Finds Fuel-Tank Debris in Two-Thirds of Undelivered 737 MAX Jets Inspected So Far

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Boeing found debris inside the fuel tanks of about two-thirds of undelivered 737 MAX jets inspected so far, indicating a bigger production-related problem than the company previously suggested

Boeing Co. has found debris inside the fuel tanks of about two-thirds of undelivered 737 MAX jets inspected so far, according to federal and aviation-industry officials, indicating a bigger production-related problem than the company previously suggested.

The revelation comes as the plane maker struggles to restore public and airline confidence in the grounded fleet.

 

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Things will never be the same at Boeing...after going over every procedure, system and component with a fine tooth comb!

Wow. No thanks. Maybe try less greed & go back to focusing on quality and SAFETY? You have a major issue BoeingAirplanes

wow

So... I’m just going to leave my spanner, gloves, and shoes.... oh I don’t know... here... in, like, the fuel tank. All good. Sure.

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lookner Meh, hyped sabotage

lookner They're trying to make it sound like its something fixable

lookner WTH

lookner Airbus all the way

Everyone should be responsible for their work.

Boeing Corruption Kills Boeing Company

Yet the unions complain of work done by employees in right to work South Carolina. They ought to look at themselves in Renton.

Let the Republicans fly in those, as they seem so eager to cover to up and sell the model to other countries.

The company can’t get out of its own way.

Scrap it and use the parts for low income housing

Welp, looks like I’ll be driving across the Atlantic from now on.

Forget about planes, no one trusts Boeing to even build a sand castle properly at this point

Is Boeing facing sabotage?

Just terrible.

Winning. The triumph of laissez faire capitalism.

Good idea scrap prices are up.

They’ve learnt to be open ... it appears .

Nobody thought to look after the military refused delivery of their tankers?😱 Wow! cc MarcGarneau

Mass produced for Profit over Safety.

Industrial sabotage? Investigate!!

That many in one particular line with debris....? Sabotage.

mikiebarb Buried on a Friday afternoon. Classy.

Quite the bang up job with those 737 MAXs Boeing. Hats off to the engineers behind that one. And def sounds like just a minor software bug.

Swampy was right!!! nytimes mikiebarb TheDaily

That's obvious sabotage.

The genius of self inspection what say you FAA?

Swampy was right! nytimes mikiebarb thedaily

They need to scrap these planes already.

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That’s poor foreign material control which should be basic in mfg of this type. Some could be possible sabotage by workers.

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