After weeks of troubleshooting, NASA and Boeing officials say they better understand the issues plaguing the Starliner spacecraft, but still aren’t ready to name a return date.
tl;dr
Heat building up inside the thrusters may be causing Teflon seals to bulge, restricting the flow of propellant.
“Hey, I’m paid to update quality assurance TPM reports. I’m not paid to wiggle metal bits. I don’t tighten things.” -me, if I lived in a hell dimension, i.e., in an office for Boeing.
My comment was intended to be facetious. The MAX’s door plug bolts were not supposed to be tight when the door unplugged/undoored/peaced out in flight?
“Hey, I’m paid to update quality assurance TPM reports. I’m not paid to wiggle metal bits. I don’t tighten things.” -me, if I lived in a hell dimension, i.e., in an office for Boeing.
Tbf, those people aren’t generally responsible for the failures of the people that both install things or verify installed things.
And the bolts in that scenario don’t actually need to be tight.
My comment was intended to be facetious. The MAX’s door plug bolts were not supposed to be tight when the door unplugged/undoored/peaced out in flight?
Yeah, np.
No, they don’t have to be tight ever. They’re locked in by geometry and wire.