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General Discussion Area / Re: Alaskan Door escape
« on: 09 January 2024, 10:21:07 »
The fact they seem to be finding the same/similar fault on some United Airlines planes suggests to me that it's not an Alaskan Airlines servicing issue.
The B737 fuselages are actually built by Spirit Aviation (in Witchita Kansas), and then moved by rail from Spirit to Boeings final assembly in Seattle. This is correct - they was a rail accident a few years ago where several fuselages were wrecked. One rumour going round is that in order to prevent dirt and grime getting into the airframe whilst in transit, Spirit fit the the main doors and door plugs. Once in Seattle the main doors and overwings are removed by Boeing for proper emergency exit fitting, but the plug doors are not. If Spirit only put the doors in 'loosly for transit' and don't fit them properly expecting Boeing to do that during assembly, then we have the required holes in the cheese.
The B737 fuselages are actually built by Spirit Aviation (in Witchita Kansas), and then moved by rail from Spirit to Boeings final assembly in Seattle. This is correct - they was a rail accident a few years ago where several fuselages were wrecked. One rumour going round is that in order to prevent dirt and grime getting into the airframe whilst in transit, Spirit fit the the main doors and door plugs. Once in Seattle the main doors and overwings are removed by Boeing for proper emergency exit fitting, but the plug doors are not. If Spirit only put the doors in 'loosly for transit' and don't fit them properly expecting Boeing to do that during assembly, then we have the required holes in the cheese.