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Piece of Boeing 777 tire falls off United plane and lands in SFO lot (www.sfchronicle.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I know that Boeing's on everyone's shit list these days, but the company doesn't even make aviation tires. Unless a failure in one of Boeing's systems caused tire damage this is probably due to poor maintenance by the airline, or a defective tire manufactured by Goodyear, Michelin, Bridgestone or Dunlop.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Boing makes the plane. If they choose to contract out portions, they are responsible for managing the subcontractors; which includes quality control.

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

No, they literally might not have installed this tire. It's like blaming Toyota for a flat on your 2010 Corolla.

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