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A Boeing passenger jet's nose wheel fell off just before takeoff

33 points by mjirv 3y ago

givemeethekeys 3y ago
I've always wondered what the wheel tightening noises are right before taxiing.
- trbleclef 3y ago
  That's Airbuses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPUWaaXMvcg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPUWaaXMvcg
  - p1mrx 3y ago
    So it's the hydraulic equivalent of a buck/boost converter?
    - Faaak 3y ago
      nicely put, but yeah. More pleasant than the dying whale sound™ produced by some of the engines they use (PW1000G)
- ttymck 3y ago
  Do you mean the drill-like noises (reminds me of racing impact wrench)? I always assumed that was the cargo pay door securing itself.
ramenmeal 3y ago
This is making the news since it's another Boeing issue, but it seems like any issue with a 757 at this point would be from improper maintenance, right?
- SlightlyLeftPad 3y ago
  Yes, almost definitely unless it was repaired with a faulty part, still unlikely to fall back on Boeing though.
- rightbyte 3y ago
  I guess maintenance on the body work is done by Boing or affiliated workshops? The Boeing rot surely have spread to the after market org. to. Boeing could very well wreck old good designs. Like, why assume it isn't the case?
  - kayfox 3y ago
    > I guess maintenance on the body work is done by Boing or affiliated workshops? No, its done by the airline or a contractor.
rootusrootus 3y ago
And we’ve now reached the stage where the media is using Boeing for clickbait. Hopefully no actual news about Boeing comes out because people will not be paying attention.
- soraminazuki 3y ago
  Wheels falling off planes is "actual news." We've now reached the stage where accusations of clickbait became just as meaningless as accusations of fake news.
  - rootusrootus 3y ago
    > Wheels falling off planes is "actual news." Yes, on AV Herald. Planes break quite regularly, AV Herald has no shortage of things to write about. It's not worthy of the evening news, and especially unworthy of Hacker News. But "Boeing" drives clicks here too, because it tickles the inner monkey of a lot of people.
- Dalewyn 3y ago
  Now? The media always uses nearly everything for clickbait.
Log_out_ 3y ago
What I do not understand is the corner cutting. Why not lobby instead for a standardized QA by law for all plane producers. Costs that apply to all equally become invisible to the market? Also this is a maintenance issue?
crashingintoyou 3y ago
There's always stuff happening in the world of flight - It's occasionally interesting to peruse the Aviation Herald (https://avherald.com/ https://avherald.com/) to see just what's happened recently.
_morgs_ 3y ago
At least the front didn't fall off.
- sakerbos 3y ago
  I was literally just thinking this haha, what a classic!
Sparkyte 3y ago
Better before and not after.
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bigkm 3y ago
A 31 year old plane. This is more likely a delta issue than Boeing's.

33 points by mjirv 3y ago

givemeethekeys 3y ago

I've always wondered what the wheel tightening noises are right before taxiing.

trbleclef 3y ago
That's Airbuses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPUWaaXMvcg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPUWaaXMvcg
- p1mrx 3y ago
  So it's the hydraulic equivalent of a buck/boost converter?
  - Faaak 3y ago
    nicely put, but yeah. More pleasant than the dying whale sound™ produced by some of the engines they use (PW1000G)
ttymck 3y ago
Do you mean the drill-like noises (reminds me of racing impact wrench)? I always assumed that was the cargo pay door securing itself.

ramenmeal 3y ago

This is making the news since it's another Boeing issue, but it seems like any issue with a 757 at this point would be from improper maintenance, right?

SlightlyLeftPad 3y ago
Yes, almost definitely unless it was repaired with a faulty part, still unlikely to fall back on Boeing though.
rightbyte 3y ago
I guess maintenance on the body work is done by Boing or affiliated workshops? The Boeing rot surely have spread to the after market org. to. Boeing could very well wreck old good designs. Like, why assume it isn't the case?
- kayfox 3y ago
  > I guess maintenance on the body work is done by Boing or affiliated workshops? No, its done by the airline or a contractor.

rootusrootus 3y ago

And we’ve now reached the stage where the media is using Boeing for clickbait. Hopefully no actual news about Boeing comes out because people will not be paying attention.

soraminazuki 3y ago
Wheels falling off planes is "actual news." We've now reached the stage where accusations of clickbait became just as meaningless as accusations of fake news.
- rootusrootus 3y ago
  > Wheels falling off planes is "actual news." Yes, on AV Herald. Planes break quite regularly, AV Herald has no shortage of things to write about. It's not worthy of the evening news, and especially unworthy of Hacker News. But "Boeing" drives clicks here too, because it tickles the inner monkey of a lot of people.
Dalewyn 3y ago
Now? The media always uses nearly everything for clickbait.

Log_out_ 3y ago

What I do not understand is the corner cutting. Why not lobby instead for a standardized QA by law for all plane producers. Costs that apply to all equally become invisible to the market? Also this is a maintenance issue?

crashingintoyou 3y ago

There's always stuff happening in the world of flight - It's occasionally interesting to peruse the Aviation Herald (https://avherald.com/ https://avherald.com/) to see just what's happened recently.

_morgs_ 3y ago

At least the front didn't fall off.

sakerbos 3y ago
I was literally just thinking this haha, what a classic!

Sparkyte 3y ago

Better before and not after.

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bigkm 3y ago

A 31 year old plane. This is more likely a delta issue than Boeing's.