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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

9th Jan 2024, 22:19

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Alaska Airlines 737-900 MAX loses a door in-flight out of PDX

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Posted By krismiler

Torque wrenches used in aviation need to be...

Torque wrenches used in aviation need to be certified and tested on a regular basis. I remember seeing the serial number of a torque wrench recorded in the tech log after a job had been signed out.
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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

9th Jan 2024, 07:12

Replies: 1,950

Alaska Airlines 737-900 MAX loses a door in-flight out of PDX

Views: 938,537

Posted By krismiler

Split pins work at the nut end, locking wire...

Split pins work at the nut end, locking wire works at the bolt head. If one bolt tries to loosen it tightens the other one....

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

9th Jan 2024, 05:41

Replies: 1,950

Alaska Airlines 737-900 MAX loses a door in-flight out of PDX

Views: 938,537

Posted By krismiler

Perhaps it’s time to start using locking wire...

Perhaps it’s time to start using locking wire again to keep bolts from coming loose. I remember the engineers with their spinning pliers finishing off a job, from my PPL days. I can’t remember a...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

6th Jan 2024, 22:09

Replies: 1,950

Alaska Airlines 737-900 MAX loses a door in-flight out of PDX

Views: 938,537

Posted By krismiler

Fortunately the area around door frames is...

Fortunately the area around door frames is strengthened, this is why a rear door is a least risk bomb location for a suspect package. It looks like a quality control issue.

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