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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 08:32:21 JST Ars Technica

   Four bolts were missing from Boeing 737 before door plug blew off, NTSB says

   Signs indicate that key bolts were missing when 737 Max 9 left Boeing factory.

   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/four-bolts-were-missing-from-boeing-737-before-door-plug-blew-off-ntsb-says/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Michael Kohne (mhkohne@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 09:01:34 JST Michael Kohne

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     @arstechnica And if I'm not mistaken, this correlates with the anonymous explanation of the mess that is the assembly plant. So yea, Boeing is deservedly f--d.

   • Andreas K (yacc143@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 00:24:25 JST Andreas K

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     @arstechnica Well, complete sets of bolts are nowadays not included with the basic #boeing models.

     Surely the airline knew that.