Comment on Boeing withdraws bid for safety exemption for Boeing 737 MAX 7

TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• evatronic@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They’re apparently for things that are already heavily tested in prior models and haven’t changed.

  Like the cockpit door is the same in a bunch of planes, or something, no need to test it in every plane model, etc.

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  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Fair enough, that sounds very reasonable.

    Although the exemption Boeing was after certainly doesn’t:

    the exemption Boeing had sought “involves an anti-ice system that can overheat and cause the engine nacelle to break apart and fall off.”

    Yikes

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• abhibeckert@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There’s nothing wrong with requesting an exemption. It’s only a problem if the exemption is granted when it shouldn’t be.

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