Boeing Tells Pilots to Check Seats After Incident

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Boeing has told airlines operating 787 Dreamliners that pilots need to check their seats as an investigation into an incident on a Latam flight continues. It comes after 50 people were hurt this week when a 787 dropped suddenly during a Latam Airlines flight.

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I had a flight once that was delayed because the pilot's seat came unattached during pre-flight. No idea how that was even a thing, but that's what the pilot told us once we boarded the replacement airplane. Kind of wished he hadn't told us.

#1 | Posted by censored at 2024-03-15 07:25 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

every time the name BOEING is printed, it should be followed by WHO MURDERED A WHISTLEBLOWER.

just like every time the name TRUMP is printed, it should be followed by WHO ATTEMPTED A COUP.

#2 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-03-16 07:57 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Another incident this week, where an exterior panel was missing after a United Flight landed.

#3 | Posted by sentinel at 2024-03-17 11:06 AM | Reply

"A flight attendant hit a switch on the pilot's seat while serving a meal, leading a motorized feature to push the pilot into the controls and push down the plane's nose, according to U.S. industry officials briefed on preliminary evidence from an investigation."

#4 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-03-18 09:05 AM | Reply

Another incident this week, where an exterior panel was missing after a United Flight landed.

#3 | POSTED BY SENTINEL

The photo I seen appeared to be an older plane. It looks like it could have been more of a maintenance issue.

#5 | Posted by bat4255 at 2024-03-18 01:50 PM | Reply

www.cnn.com

#6 | Posted by bat4255 at 2024-03-18 03:40 PM | Reply

I don't buy this explanation. The only thing a seat adjustment would affect if it came too close is the yoke.

The pilots said their avionics and control of the aircraft went out for a time. An electronics snafu happened.

#7 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2024-03-18 05:59 PM | Reply

I don't buy this explanation. The only thing a seat adjustment would affect if it came too close is the yoke.

Well not exactly.

Cessna 150s have a seat rail AD, pertaining to the seat sliding backwards/forewards.

It looks like it could have been more of a maintenance issue.
#5 | POSTED BY BAT4255

There are many issues being reported, with the SFO United facility as the point of origination.

The pilots said their avionics and control of the aircraft went out for a time. An electronics snafu happened.

#7 | POSTED BY AMERICANUNITY

There had been a previous incident, where the Synthetic Air Data System (SADS) sensor was "incorrect", then knocked back into "correct", causing something similar to the LATAM episode.
en.wikipedia.org

#8 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-03-18 07:57 PM | Reply

United Airlines flight bound for Japan grounded in San Francisco with engine issues
www.sfchronicle.com

#9 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-03-18 11:51 PM | Reply

It's a bonus for Airbus that their aircraft are never grounded. Great for business.

#10 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-03-18 11:58 PM | Reply

The A320 family has seen multiple groundings.

#11 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-03-19 07:57 AM | Reply