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[Pimp Of The Year]

FAA audit of Boeing's 737 Max production reportedly found 'dozens of issues'

An FAA audit of the Boeing 737 Max's production found "dozens of problems" during a six-week audit, according to a report from The New York Times.

www.cnbc.com

A document reviewed by the Times found that a mechanic at Spirit used a hotel key card to check a door seal. In another instance, the FAA reportedly saw Spirit mechanics apply liquid Dawn soap to a door seal to use as a lubricant in the “fit-up process.”

WTF is going on at Boeing?

 

[muck]

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?! I appreciate the fact they're more relaxed down there, but what the actual eff? Do they get false bomb alarms every single hour of the day that there's no urgency whatsoever?

 

[colin traveller]

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