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The FAA found staff at Boeing's supplier using liquid Dawn soap as lubricant for a 737 Max door seal: NYT (www.businessinsider.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I get that this was written to be like, "dish soap OMG!" But there is nothing in here explaining why that might be wrong or dangerous. Why not a sentence like, "instead X lubricant should have been used because Y according to Boeing"? Underground water and sewer pipes that fit together and continuously withstand a larger pressure differential than the aircraft portals in planes use "pipe soap" to help fit the bell and spigot together. If it's wrong, tell us why! I thought the bolts were found to be the reason it failed anyway. Even if "Boeing assembly instructions thought to be insufficient by workers" is the main message, that doesn't grab the clicks though, huh? I'm expecting too much from a business insider article I guess. [Inebriated internet grumbling]

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Coupled with the fact that Boeing failed 33 of 89 audits during an examination conducted by the FAA, I think it's pretty clear that whatever they're doing is in fact wrong and dangerous. But hey if you want to get into a flying coffin, I ain't gonna stop you.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

A note for the liquid soap incident said the door seal fitting instructions were "vague and unclear on what specifications or actions are to be followed or recorded by the mechanic,'" per The Times.

This is the problem, not the use of the soap.