The Boeing 737 MAX 9 safely returned to PDX roughly 20 minutes after takeoff. You’ll note the image used on the front page for this post is a Boeing 737 — but it’s a military craft. Four days after the Alaska Air Boeing 737 Max 9 lost its door mid-air, there was a report about a vulnerability found in Bosch brand cordless, handheld pneumatic torque wrenches which are used in the automotive industry. It’s not enough to analyze and remedy existing quality and safety problems; future problems must be anticipated at the same time. You’ll want to follow up with this story as aerospace manufacturing is journalist Dominic Gates beat; he’s covered other similar stories like the ongoing Boeing 737 challenge.

Source: The Guardian January 24, 2024 21:42 UTC