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Happy Hoosier

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6. Just a clarification...

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 09:56 AM

Oct 2019

If the part is made of aluminum (and I'd guess it is) then it WILL crack at some point. Aluminum is a metal that does not have a "fatigue limit." That means that with enough cycles, it will eventually develop fatigue fractures. The key is to design and manufacture the part so that the cycles associated with a fatigue fracture are never met during the service life of the part. But modelling this can be tricky and minor variations in manufacturing can dramatically affect this.

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Qantas grounds 737NG due to 'cracking' [View all] brooklynite Oct 2019 OP

I think Boeing needs to just cut its losses & recall all the newer 737s. oldsoftie Oct 2019 #1

They can't "give credit"... brooklynite Oct 2019 #2

The first thing they need to be is honest with themselves. Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 #4

Dont they make other models than the 737MAX; why couldnt they credit towards those? oldsoftie Oct 2019 #7

The point is; they can't PRODUCE any new models, Their building capacity is all fully committed brooklynite Oct 2019 #9

I bet things would quickly change if the FAA... MicaelS Oct 2019 #12

The 737 Max needs to be scrapped in place Sherman A1 Oct 2019 #5

About this "pickle fork" (had to look it up) Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 #3

Just a clarification... Happy Hoosier Oct 2019 #6

Bingo. paleotn Oct 2019 #11

This is not related to the 737 MAX, but the 737 NG which is an older plane PuppyBismark Oct 2019 #8

The Airbus A321 is a vastly superior aircraft. roamer65 Oct 2019 #10

Freaks most folks out... paleotn Oct 2019 #13

Superior how? EX500rider Nov 2019 #15

Update from DW (3 cracked Qantas planes now) nitpicker Nov 2019 #14