The Boeing 767, carrying 9 crew members and 226 passengers, was on its way to Atlanta. Pilots had to turn around due to a problem with the left engine.
not defending Boeing (proud Airbus fangirl lol) but i see a lot of comments blaming Boeing. think it’s an important detail that the aircraft manufacturers don’t make the engines. The 767s are powered by General Electric CF6, Pratt and Whitney JT9Ds or RollsRoyce RB211s etc. Boeing didn’t make them. also modern airliners have engine fire extinguisher bottles that are activated within the cockpit to put out the fire (the same handle also cuts fuel to the affected engine so the fire doesn’t reignite) because the affected engine no longer functions it’s best to return to the airport afterwards
Thank you! People love to pile on every time there’s a blip in the news. Yes Boeing needs to be restructured and monitored closely for compliance, but so many Boeing related incidents are on the airline for poor maintenance, not manufacturing problems
Also I’d rather fly in a Boeing plane maintained by Alaska Airlines than an Airbus maintained by Delta. Delta is the Boeing of airlines lol
the responsibility for maintenance of the engines falls on the airline. occasionally you do get defective parts which are on the manufacturer, such as the Rolls Royce Trent 1000s which had issues with the intermediate pressure (IP) turbine blades being more susceptible to fatigue cracking related to corrosion. that was on Rolls Royce
And then there’s all the airlines getting their spares at the flea market (sometimes unwillingly) so there’s always the possibility of a surprise that way as well.
This is a lovely opportunity for people to realize corporations don’t care about you, it’s not just Boeing, every single one of these companies will go as far as they can get away with to maximize profits.
Don’t be an Airbus fangirl/boy either, they have better regulations preventing them from being as shitty as Boeing, and they certainly enjoy the better reputation. But corporations are not your friends.
I rather doubt this happened solely because the airline is saving money somewhere. This is an old bird, I bet the engine has 30000 cycles on it. Probably something let loose in the compressor during take off. Nobody was hurt, everyone did exactly as the book says to do. The system worked. Keep investing in sound regulation and keep the airlines accountable for their maintenance and we all get home safely.
Boeing is famous for enshittifying its part manufacturers. Even if it wasn’t manufactured by boing, if it is in a boing plane chances are that boing pressured them to make it faster/for cheaper. Which is what leads to all these plane failures.
What are you gonna do? Lose the boing contract and be out of work? Or sacrifice quality to meet boing’s demands? This is the only possible outcome.
not defending Boeing (proud Airbus fangirl lol) but i see a lot of comments blaming Boeing. think it’s an important detail that the aircraft manufacturers don’t make the engines. The 767s are powered by General Electric CF6, Pratt and Whitney JT9Ds or RollsRoyce RB211s etc. Boeing didn’t make them. also modern airliners have engine fire extinguisher bottles that are activated within the cockpit to put out the fire (the same handle also cuts fuel to the affected engine so the fire doesn’t reignite) because the affected engine no longer functions it’s best to return to the airport afterwards
Thank you! People love to pile on every time there’s a blip in the news. Yes Boeing needs to be restructured and monitored closely for compliance, but so many Boeing related incidents are on the airline for poor maintenance, not manufacturing problems
Also I’d rather fly in a Boeing plane maintained by Alaska Airlines than an Airbus maintained by Delta. Delta is the Boeing of airlines lol
Boeing is a fucking huge problem, defending them is cancer at best.
But isn’t Boeing responsible of the maintenance?
the responsibility for maintenance of the engines falls on the airline. occasionally you do get defective parts which are on the manufacturer, such as the Rolls Royce Trent 1000s which had issues with the intermediate pressure (IP) turbine blades being more susceptible to fatigue cracking related to corrosion. that was on Rolls Royce
God, I hate defending Boeing but thank you for fucking saying this.
And then there’s all the airlines getting their spares at the flea market (sometimes unwillingly) so there’s always the possibility of a surprise that way as well.
Not at all. The airline is responsible for maintenance. Engines may be maintained by the OEM, but these ancient engines, that may not be the case.
This is a lovely opportunity for people to realize corporations don’t care about you, it’s not just Boeing, every single one of these companies will go as far as they can get away with to maximize profits.
Don’t be an Airbus fangirl/boy either, they have better regulations preventing them from being as shitty as Boeing, and they certainly enjoy the better reputation. But corporations are not your friends.
I rather doubt this happened solely because the airline is saving money somewhere. This is an old bird, I bet the engine has 30000 cycles on it. Probably something let loose in the compressor during take off. Nobody was hurt, everyone did exactly as the book says to do. The system worked. Keep investing in sound regulation and keep the airlines accountable for their maintenance and we all get home safely.
Boeing is famous for enshittifying its part manufacturers. Even if it wasn’t manufactured by boing, if it is in a boing plane chances are that boing pressured them to make it faster/for cheaper. Which is what leads to all these plane failures.
What are you gonna do? Lose the boing contract and be out of work? Or sacrifice quality to meet boing’s demands? This is the only possible outcome.
boing boing