737H Doco and a darker side to it that you didn't know (or want to know)...

[gumpy]

I am still skeptical as to whether is it a known defect just based on the documentary. One thing that documentary also stated is the fact that the whistleblowers are entitled to compensation if their action succeeds. Are they in it for the "safety" or for the money?

No idea, i'm skeptical also, it's just that the issue with the planes breaking at certain points which they pointed happened again. I'd like someone independent that we can trust to do an investigation (like CASA or the safety board) and let us know if it's all good or not.

 

[Oneworldplus2]

The places of the breaks are interesting though......

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[TonyHancock]

One from Saturday's crash in Guyana



Has anyone posted a link to news of this crash?

 

[lovestotravel]

Yeh funny how they just break where they are joined.............

 

[Flying Fox]

Yeh funny how they just break where they are joined.............

Yeah totally annoying. They should do something to stop the planes breaking altogether.

 

[Oneworldplus2]

Yeh funny how they just break where they are joined.............

Maybe the question should be, 'Was the part genuine and should it have broken on that particular joint when/if it was designed to withstand a impact of that magnitude?'

 

[samh004]

One from Saturday's crash in Guyana

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Has anyone posted a link to news of this crash?

I don’t believe so.

 

[gumpy]

I don’t believe so.

Nah someone did post a link in this thread, that's how it came back to life.

 

[gumpy]

Yeh funny how they just break where they are joined.............

watch the doco, the planes aren't suppose to break from that much impact. They show a 707 or some older boeing barrel rolling down the run way in a botched landing and the body stays in one piece, that's how they're designed.

 

[mannej]

Gumpy, I am glad you raised the point of the 707 and how it shows how an aircraft if supposed to act. The reference to the 707 compared to the 737 is interesting, and I believe that it brings up the point of the influence of the external environment. Why do I highlight this? Has every 737NG over run lead to a hull break up? No it hasn't. The 707 clip is in a controlled test environment, so you can eliminate potentially nasty variables out of the equation. You have to ask yourself was there anything in the environment surrounding these accidents that could explain the break up? I don't know. What was not present with over runs such as the Southwest Overrun at Midway that lead to the hull staying in tact?

One lesson in aviation is that you are playing with people's lives here. The DC10 is a great example of money v due diligence where the money won. I guess the 737 had an unidentified glitch in the rudder controls in the classics, the MD11 can be a tough one to land, and Airbus Rudders have come under the microscope after AA587.

You would hope that if this was identified as something that could lead to an inflight break up, that Boeing would ensure steps were taken to mitigate the risk, and not just sweep it under the carpet i.e MD and the DC10.

Time will tell.