Post by ninenickel on Nov 9, 2019 22:14:03 GMT
Hi,
There’s been a lot in the news lately about Boeing and problems with an integral part of the wing attachment structure. I’m flying with United and they have complied with the FAA advisory to check planes with certain about of flight cycles immediately and those with less flight cycles can be checked within the next x amount of flight cycles.
It has come out that there are other airlines that have checked their 737s that are below the threshold that the FAA has set and found cracking in the pickle fork structure. United has 80 or so planes that are below the flight cycle threshold and and they don’t seem to be checking those and the FAA has not issued a directive to check lower flight cycle planes. This is worrying me very much as I have a flight booked with United next week. It seems like Boeing, United, and the FAA are playing fast and loose with airplane and passenger safety.
I’d appreciate any reassurances.
There’s been a lot in the news lately about Boeing and problems with an integral part of the wing attachment structure. I’m flying with United and they have complied with the FAA advisory to check planes with certain about of flight cycles immediately and those with less flight cycles can be checked within the next x amount of flight cycles.
It has come out that there are other airlines that have checked their 737s that are below the threshold that the FAA has set and found cracking in the pickle fork structure. United has 80 or so planes that are below the flight cycle threshold and and they don’t seem to be checking those and the FAA has not issued a directive to check lower flight cycle planes. This is worrying me very much as I have a flight booked with United next week. It seems like Boeing, United, and the FAA are playing fast and loose with airplane and passenger safety.
I’d appreciate any reassurances.