Emdeha2357

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   by Emdeha2357 1y ago

   Correction, I quoted the wrong price: Honeywell's 4TL837-3D, which is the switch in the 787s according to the SAIB "EASA_SIB_NM-18-33_1-1.pdf", costs about 1300€. MIL-spec &c. certifications are costly. Still cheap enough
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   by Emdeha2357 1y ago

   Lookit the damn(ing) pictures: https://www.xuefeiji.org/public/uploads/weixin_mpimgs/e3/e36... One can easily switch them with two fingers at the same time. I tried (with similar switches.): Works. If t
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   by Emdeha2357 1y ago

   Nope, I strongly disagree with that comparison. One doesn't need to pull up a big stick in hand using elbow and shoulder to flip this fuel switch _down_. Would a car's hand brake stop your engine if it's thumb-push-button loc
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   by Emdeha2357 1y ago

   There Is a connection: The same type and make of switches, which already where officially found to be prone to subtle malfunction and ought to be checked and replaced. Read the SAIB. Look at the switches. https://www.xuefeiji.org
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   by Emdeha2357 1y ago

   Did I hear "Design Flaw"? On a Dreamliner?? Well I'd Never sputter Good Ma'am or Sir, ARE you implying something like a "MAIN BATTERY EXHAUST"¹ retrofitted to a flagship product because management was impatie
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   by Emdeha2357 1y ago

   Yes, the S.A.I.B. was about the switch, which is used in many airplanes, and _should_ be checked and replaced. But they didn't. Because it wasn't mandatory. So my guess is those 50-70€ per switch were too expensive for the airline