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Heat building up inside the thrusters may be causing Teflon seals to bulge, restricting the flow of propellant.

    • verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      “Hey, I’m paid to update quality assurance TPM reports. I’m not paid to wiggle metal bits. I don’t tighten things.” -me, if I lived in a hell dimension, i.e., in an office for Boeing.

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        3 months ago

        Tbf, those people aren’t generally responsible for the failures of the people that both install things or verify installed things.

        And the bolts in that scenario don’t actually need to be tight.

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          3 months ago

          My comment was intended to be facetious. The MAX’s door plug bolts were not supposed to be tight when the door unplugged/undoored/peaced out in flight?