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Old 01-06-2024 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Sniper66
Ground them till inspection is done
10 man hours per aircraft
our mechanics will work some serious overtime the next 3-4 days and all ok again
as long as they don’t find bunch of airplanes with similar problems.
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Old 01-06-2024 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by 6ix9ineYearFlow
Cheap isn't cheap.

Maybe going all in on 737 MAXs is a bad idea. Mayyyyyybe 320 series or even 220s would be a better way to diversify. The American aerospace industry has been a disaster...
Only problem is that anything new out of the 320/220 family of aircraft will have the NEO engines which is causing serious issues. I’d argue that those engines are a bigger issue than a blown out door on the 7M9
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Old 01-06-2024 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer
Only problem is that anything new out of the 320/220 family of aircraft will have the NEO engines which is causing serious issues. I’d argue that those engines are a bigger issue than a blown out door on the 7M9
The new engines on the new NEO's are not affected by the issues that are grounding the older airplanes.
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Old 01-06-2024 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer;[url=tel:3746949
3746949[/url]]Only problem is that anything new out of the 320/220 family of aircraft will have the NEO engines which is causing serious issues. I’d argue that those engines are a bigger issue than a blown out door on the 7M9
You want to sit in a seat with a blown out door? I’ll take engine issues over structural any day.
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Old 01-06-2024 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer
Only problem is that anything new out of the 320/220 family of aircraft will have the NEO engines which is causing serious issues. I’d argue that those engines are a bigger issue than a blown out door on the 7M9
There's no such thing as a 'NEO' engine. There's the 320NEO series, which has CFM or P&W engine options, the latter of of which is having issues. The CFMs (knock on wood) are fine.

I can't speak to the 220s.
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Old 01-06-2024 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnnyBekkestad
as long as they don’t find bunch of airplanes with similar problems.
Given Spirit AeroSystems recent history I’m gonna guess this isn’t gonna be a one-off.
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Old 01-06-2024 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by TallFlyer
There's no such thing as a 'NEO' engine. There's the 320NEO series, which has CFM or P&W engine options, the latter of of which is having issues. The CFMs (knock on wood) are fine.

I can't speak to the 220s.
Spirit AeroSystems also manufacturers the fuselage for the A220, I’d imagine there are similar quality issues.
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Old 01-06-2024 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer
Only problem is that anything new out of the 320/220 family of aircraft will have the NEO engines which is causing serious issues. I’d argue that those engines are a bigger issue than a blown out door on the 7M9
It's not a door, it's a plug that wasn't bolted in. 4-8 hrs per inspection. alaska has 40% of their fleet already done.
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Old 01-06-2024 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Sniper66
Ground them till inspection is done
10 man hours per aircraft
our mechanics will work some serious overtime the next 3-4 days and all ok again
4-8 hrs, inspections already started. It was a worker mistake not structural.
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Old 01-06-2024 | 03:47 PM
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Can anyone PM me the CCS message on this? I accidentally hit delete on it.
Thanks in advance.
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