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Boeing 737 Max 9: United Airlines finds loose bolts during inspections (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

If I’m not mistaken, the Alaska Airlines accident aircraft completed 99 flights, as it went into service only a couple months ago.

Not an expert myself but I binge air crash investigation shows like nobody’s business, and this seems to speak to QC and maintenance workload/culture issues.

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