Passenger sees "wing coming apart" on United flight from San Francisco to Boston; flight forced to land in Denver
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A United Airlines flight to Boston was diverted to Denver because of an issue with the plane's wing.

Passenger sees Boeing 757-200 “wing coming apart” mid-air — United flight from San Francisco to Boston makes emergency landing in Denver::A United Airlines flight to Boston was diverted to Denver because of an issue with the plane’s wing.

  • SendMePhotos@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5612·
    9 months ago

    Eh, idk if plane age really matters. They are completely disassembled and reassembled per standard every year to ensure that they are good to go.

    Student planes are like 1960s, give or take.

    E: I’m being told by comments that they do not do teardowns. Idk. I fly planes, not work on them. My CFIs have told me they do annual teardowns. So… Idk. Maybe, maybe not?

    • Vash63@lemmy.worldEnglish
      30·
      9 months ago

      It does matter. Shows this is more a maintenance issue than a defect in the model.

    • mp2@lemmy.mlEnglish
      16·
      9 months ago

      They are absolutely not “completely disassembled every year.” Where do you people come up with this stuff?

      • SendMePhotos@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        9 months ago

        My FBO/CFIs said that they teardown the airplanes every annual to every nut and bolt. I applied that and assumed that meant the big ones, too.

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        44·
        9 months ago

        They’re just plain facts. Did you know that the pilots each have to take a shit before they board? The airlines force them to do it, to conserve on fuel.

    • kcuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      You should read what’s done in an annual. For GA, aopa had a good article recently talking about doing the right maintenance because doing everything your AP suggests may be more intrusive and less healthy for the plane. It’s not as aggressive you’re claiming.

      Also as others note, age matters in determining where the issue came from. Eg this almost certainly isn’t a Boeing issue.

      As a new pilot I really recommend watching the show Mayday Aircraft Investigations, it’s very informative. The accidents are for commercial aircraft, but still I think seeing all the details and the root causes and breakdown in process is enlightening even as a private pilot.

      • SendMePhotos@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        Thanks, I’ll check it out. My exp. with flying was… I was in school for commercial aviation. I think I made it 2 years in? Got my PPL and was making my way through instrument before I made a life decision to buy a house for my family. I could either afford school or the house, but not both.

        I love aviation and flying is the single greatest thing in the world to me… Besides my family.

        The air safety institute videos are a great watch, too. Also check out Lucaas, Captain Joe, or 74 gear for more aviation videos.

    • AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.mlEnglish
      51·
      9 months ago

      No the FUCK they’re not

      There are inspections and flight worthiness manuals. Nobody is going to complete tear down a fucking jet and bolt it together again, that’s literally less secure.