• [DEI woke = going broke...] United Boeing 737 Max veers OFF the runway

    From Leroy N. Soetoro@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 20 19:29:23 2024
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    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13174293/United-Boeing-737-Max- Houston-runway-grass.html

    A Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by United Airlines veered off the runway after landing in Houston early Friday in the latest near-miss involving the
    embattled airliner.

    The aircraft, which arrived from Memphis, is said to have suffered some
    form of gear collapse as it exited the runway at George Bush Airport,
    although the 160 passengers and six crew were not injured.

    Shocking footage showed the plane lying flat on its wings on grass by the
    side of the runway, while passengers were hurried off from an emergency
    gate ladder.

    It is the latest in a string of disastrous failings involving Boeing
    aircraft in recent days, including a 737 engine that caught fire mid-
    flight on Monday and a wheel falling off shortly after takeoff in San
    Francisco on Thursday.

    The airliner also suffered a near-catastrophe in January as a 737 MAX 9
    plane door blew out at 16,000ft over Portland, Oregon, forcing an
    emergency landing.

    Boeing told DailyMail.com in a statement on Friday: 'We are closely
    monitoring the situation and will provide any support needed to United
    Airlines and the investigators.'

    The FAA says it is launching a full investigation of the latest disaster,
    which is still ongoing at the time of writing as United says it will move
    the aircraft as soon as it is able.

    Despite the rocky end to the flight, a passenger claimed that the landing
    was smooth, but they felt some bumps as the plane began to taxi.

    'Felt like when you have a flat tire in a car,' the passenger told Click2Houston.

    In a statement, Houston Airports said: 'Around 8am today, a United
    Airlines flight landed at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). As
    it was exiting the runway, the aircraft left the pavement and entered the
    grass along Runway 9-27.'

    'Fortunately, no one on board was injured. The Houston Fire Department and Houston Airports Operations immediately responded and safely evacuated all passengers.

    'Per federal regulation, the FAA has been notified. United Airlines is
    working to remove the plane, which is not impacting flight operations.
    Flights in and out of lAH continue without interruption.'

    Boeing has seen billions dropped from its market capitalization in the
    wake of the repeat issues, as the FAA and NTSB launch investigations into
    its fleet of 737's.

    Last month, the FAA formally mandated inspections in Boeing 737 Max
    airplanes for loose bolts in the rudder control systems after the plane
    maker recommended them in December.

    On Thursday, investigators determined that a 737 MAX 8 flight last month experienced 'stuck' rudder pedals during the landing roll out, although
    that issue did not result in any injuries.

    While that incident flew somewhat under the radar, Boeing faced severe
    backlash in January after the door plug blew out at 16,000ft.

    Investigators zeroed in on bolts that were intended to hold the panel in
    place, that seemingly failed as the door terrifyingly flew out over
    Portland, leaving passengers screaming inside.

    As authorities continue to investigate the fleet, the chair of the NTSB
    said last month that another mid-air blowout like the Alaksa Airlines jet
    'can happen again.'

    'There is no way that this plane should have been delivered with four
    safety critical bolts missing,' NTSB chief Jennifer Homendy told CNN in February.

    'Of course, something like this can happen again.'

    On Monday, issues with the Boeing aircraft again came under scrutiny after
    a flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Houston when flames
    were seen coming out of an engine.

    The plane was forced to return to the same George Bush Airport where the
    latest issue unfolded on Friday.

    The terrifying incident took place just minutes into a United Airlines
    flight bound for Fort Myers, Florida, and video aken from a passenger
    window shows white-hot flashes streaming out of the 737's jet engine.

    'Hey ladies and gentlemen, we realized something happened outside,' a crewmember can be heard warning passengers before the clip cuts out.

    No one was injured in the incident, and bubble wrap getting caught in the engine was blamed for causing the fire.

    Boeing unveiled their 737 Max in 2015, and since its Federal Aviation
    Authority (FAA) approval in 2017 has become one of the most widely used aircraft in the world.

    A year later it had its first crash: in October 2018 a 737 Max operated by Indonesian airline Lion Air crashed shortly after take off, killing all
    189 on board.

    Five months later, in March 2019, a second 737 Max - this one operated by Ethiopian Airlines - crashed again shortly after take off, killing all 157
    on board.

    Three days later the planes were grounded by the FAA.

    It later emerged that Boeing staff, in internal messages, were cavalier
    about FAA regulations and critical of the Max's design.

    One said it the aircraft was 'designed by clowns who in turn are
    supervised by monkeys.'

    In its newer designs, Boeing was criticized for adding large engines to an
    old airframe dating back to the 1960s, instead of using a 'clean sheet
    design'.

    Faults were discovered in the aircraft's MCAS, or Maneuvering
    Characteristics Augmentation System: the MCAS was found in both the Lion
    Air and Ethiopian Air crashes to have erroneously pointed the nose down
    towards the ground, and the pilots were unable to override it.

    In 2021, Boeing agreed to pay $2.5 billion in fines in a deferred
    prosecution agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to settle charges
    the company hid critical information about the Max from regulators and the public.

    Boeing spent billions overhauling the systems and the planes returned to
    global skies in the fall of 2020, after being grounded for 20 months — the longest such action in aviation history.


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