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NYC-bound flight canceled when passenger notices missing bolts on plane wing (nypost.com)
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A New York-bound Virgin Atlantic flight was canceled just moments before takeoff last week when an alarmed passenger said he spotted several screws missing from the plane’s wing.

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[–] 38 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I'd have been grateful.

I think it's entirely reasonable to see something obviously missing on the wing of a plane, even something small, and wonder what else isn't properly secured. I'm sure a plane with four missing allen head screws on that panel is fine. I wouldn't fly on it without an assurance that it wasn't a sign of other poor practices.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    First think I look for when I get a system in from a fabricator. Are all the screws on the outside tight and orientationed the same way? If so I am probably going to have a good day. Anybody who takes the effort on something so tiny often is taking the effort in things that do matter.

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