When redundancy goes out the window

[Exhaustgases]

This was horrible, and no excuse for it. B17's came home with vertical stabilizers missing and many other parts as well. Then there was the Israeli plane that was missing a wing that flew back. Losing all hydraulics is no excuse to lose all control ability. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LOFOLoTX7w

 

[Driz]

Redundancy wouldn't have helped them. That was caused by a faulty repair years earlier after a hard landing. They didn't put enough rivets in the rear pressure bulkhead when they made the repair and it eventually failed. I think it was supposed to have a double row of rivets and they only used one eventually causing it to crack and blow out . Iirc the mechanic that approved the repair killed him self when he found out the root cause of the crash. Even the Japanese authorities got into the cluster$&#@ act by forbidding USAF search and rescue who were first on scene to participate. Supposedly there were a few survivors who died while they got their act together and figured out how to get on scene.

 

[Hombre909]

RIP to the brave, seasoned crew and passengers. Shoddy maintenance to blame, not the pilots.

 

[samven]

You would think we would learn, but those that forget the past are bound to repeat it. Now we have the 737 MAX, Drive by wire cars, companies that want robotic self driving 18 wheelers. What could go wrong. Nothing until it does.

 

[Astro14]

If only we were still flying the B-17 and the Dc-7. How lucky, how safe, we would all be!

 

[JustN89]

The issue, if I'm remembering right, was in the splicing of the bulkhead repairs (instead of replacing it as one solid piece) The mechanics that performed the repair were representatives of Boeing, and the repair was never reinspected by JAL. I work in Technical Operations for an airline and we've used this accident many times as a case study for the importance of performing repairs by the book, precise documentation of the repairs, and accurate tracking of follow up inspections. Here's a diagram of the correct way to perform the repair and how it was performed by the Boeing team.

 

[edyvw]

Originally Posted by JustN89

The issue, if I'm remembering right, was in the splicing of the bulkhead repairs (instead of replacing it as one solid piece) The mechanics that performed the repair were representatives of Boeing, and the repair was never reinspected by JAL. I work in Technical Operations for an airline and we've used this accident many times as a case study for the importance of performing repairs by the book, precise documentation of the repairs, and accurate tracking of follow up inspections. Here's a diagram of the correct way to perform the repair and how it was performed by the Boeing team.

I think this was done by JAL mechanics, not Boeing.

 

[Olas]

weld, dont rivet.

 

[djb]

Originally Posted by Olas

weld, dont rivet.

Errrm, how much welded aluminum do you see in airframe construction? For this type of structure, none. The thin material is very difficult to weld, and it can't be properly re-hardened in-situ.

 

[Astro14]

Originally Posted by djb

Originally Posted by Olas

weld, dont rivet.

Errrm, how much welded aluminum do you see in airframe construction? For this type of structure, none. The thin material is very difficult to weld, and it can't be properly re-hardened in-situ.

Don't you understand! We need to weld airplanes from strong steel, not this thin aluminum! We need to bring back piston driven propellers for safety! We need control cables, not this stupid hydraulic control system! Round dials! No computers! There is no excuse for not having all steel, welded airframes controlled by cables, powered by pistons, and instrumented by mechanical components! You guys can keep feeding the troll if you like. I'm done giving serious answers to inflammatory, trolling posts.

 

[4WD]

HaHa … Totally agree … only on washing machines Boeing needs a composite single aisle FBW with P&W PP's as the 797

 

[Cujet]

Originally Posted by djb

Originally Posted by Olas

weld, dont rivet.

Errrm, how much welded aluminum do you see in airframe construction? For this type of structure, none. The thin material is very difficult to weld, and it can't be properly re-hardened in-situ.

I believe the Eclipse jet used friction stir welding on some wing and fuselage structures. I've not had a chance to deal with this design.

 

[JustN89]

Originally Posted by edyvw

Originally Posted by JustN89

The issue, if I'm remembering right, was in the splicing of the bulkhead repairs (instead of replacing it as one solid piece) The mechanics that performed the repair were representatives of Boeing, and the repair was never reinspected by JAL. I work in Technical Operations for an airline and we've used this accident many times as a case study for the importance of performing repairs by the book, precise documentation of the repairs, and accurate tracking of follow up inspections. Here's a diagram of the correct way to perform the repair and how it was performed by the Boeing team.

I think this was done by JAL mechanics, not Boeing.

No, the repair was done by a team of Boeing specialists, not by JAL mechanics. "'We examined the aft pressure bulkhead at the site of the crash of Flight 123 and determined that a relatively small section of the bulkhead splice, approximately 17 percent of it, was not correctly assembled during a repair which Boeing made after a 1978 landing incident,' the company advisory said." Link

 

[mk378]

Designs don't consider that an incident initiated by in-flight failure of a fixed structural element needs to be survivable. That is something that simply must never happen.

 

[PimTac]

Originally Posted by Astro14

Originally Posted by djb

Originally Posted by Olas

weld, dont rivet.

Errrm, how much welded aluminum do you see in airframe construction? For this type of structure, none. The thin material is very difficult to weld, and it can't be properly re-hardened in-situ.

Don't you understand! We need to weld airplanes from strong steel, not this thin aluminum! We need to bring back piston driven propellers for safety! We need control cables, not this stupid hydraulic control system! Round dials! No computers! There is no excuse for not having all steel, welded airframes controlled by cables, powered by pistons, and instrumented by mechanical components! You guys can keep feeding the troll if you like. I'm done giving serious answers to inflammatory, trolling posts.

Wait until it delves into carbon fiber construction and why we shouldn't have plastic airplanes. 🎣 🎹🎶

 

[nickaluch]

Tragic but interesting video thanks for sharing

 

[edyvw]

Originally Posted by JustN89

Originally Posted by edyvw

Originally Posted by JustN89

The issue, if I'm remembering right, was in the splicing of the bulkhead repairs (instead of replacing it as one solid piece) The mechanics that performed the repair were representatives of Boeing, and the repair was never reinspected by JAL. I work in Technical Operations for an airline and we've used this accident many times as a case study for the importance of performing repairs by the book, precise documentation of the repairs, and accurate tracking of follow up inspections. Here's a diagram of the correct way to perform the repair and how it was performed by the Boeing team.

I think this was done by JAL mechanics, not Boeing.

No, the repair was done by a team of Boeing specialists, not by JAL mechanics. "'We examined the aft pressure bulkhead at the site of the crash of Flight 123 and determined that a relatively small section of the bulkhead splice, approximately 17 percent of it, was not correctly assembled during a repair which Boeing made after a 1978 landing incident,' the company advisory said." Link

Right! I was thinking CI611.

 

[Exhaustgases]

Always have to revert to name calling, when a discussion gets interesting ! The term "Troll".

 

[BusyLittleShop]

Open a widow so I can catch my breath...

 

[KneeGrinder]

Originally Posted by Astro14

Originally Posted by djb

Originally Posted by Olas

weld, dont rivet.

Errrm, how much welded aluminum do you see in airframe construction? For this type of structure, none. The thin material is very difficult to weld, and it can't be properly re-hardened in-situ.

Don't you understand! We need to weld airplanes from strong steel, not this thin aluminum! We need to bring back piston driven propellers for safety! We need control cables, not this stupid hydraulic control system! Round dials! No computers! There is no excuse for not having all steel, welded airframes controlled by cables, powered by pistons, and instrumented by mechanical components! You guys can keep feeding the troll if you like. I'm done giving serious answers to inflammatory, trolling posts.

"Food" for thought, or trolls. Planes should be made from 4130 chromoly so they are extremely strong, they can crash, just dust them off and throw them back up In the air, no harm, no foul! Need to make the runways a lot Looooonger...

Originally Posted by Olas

weld, dont rivet.

I've never seen 4130 chromoly riveted, weld, weld, weld...