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2024-05-02 -Short Attention Span Theater-

'It Was Brutal' 2nd Boeing-Linked Whistleblower Dies

[ZERO] A whistleblower at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems died Tuesday morning following a struggle with a 'sudden, fast-spreading infection,' the Seattle Times reports.

45-year-old Joshua Dean, a former mechanical engineer and quality auditor from Wichita, Kansas, alleged that Spirit leadership ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 MAX, including 'mechanics improperly drilling holes in the aft pressure bulkhead of the MAX.' When he brought this up with management, he said that nothing was done about it. So he filed a safety complaint with the FAA - and said that Spirit had used him as a scapegoat while they lied to the agency about the defects.

"After I was fired, Spirit AeroSystems [initially] did nothing to inform the FAA, and the public" regarding the bulkhead defects, said Dean in his complaint.

In November, the FAA suggested to Dean in a letter that his claims had merit, writing "The investigation determined that your allegations were appropriately addressed under an FAA-approved safety program," adding "However, due to the privacy provisions of those programs, specific details cannot be released."

Dean also gave a deposition in a Spirit shareholder lawsuit.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-05-02 00:53|| || Front Page|| [168 views ] Top

#1 The MIC must be somewhat encouraged.

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Posted by Besoeker 2024-05-02 01:47|| 2024-05-02 01:47|| Front Page Top

#2 mechanics improperly drilling holes

Russian Cosmonaut says that the Hole in the ISS was Drilled From the Inside

Oops

Posted by Skidmark 2024-05-02 05:41|| 2024-05-02 05:41|| Front Page Top

#3 well, unless ET is back, you wouldn't expect it to be drilled from the outside...

Posted by Mercutio 2024-05-02 14:01|| 2024-05-02 14:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Hookah hose hook mounting hole ?

Posted by Besoeker 2024-05-02 16:18|| 2024-05-02 16:18|| Front Page Top

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