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Passenger sees Boeing 757-200 “wing coming apart” mid-air — United flight from San Francisco to Boston makes emergency landing in Denver (www.cbsnews.com)

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Passenger sees Boeing 757-200 “wing coming apart” mid-air — United flight from San Francisco to Boston makes emergency landing in Denver::A United Airlines flight to Boston was diverted to Denver because of an issue with the plane's wing.

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 10 months ago (13 children)

That's a pretty old plane last produced in 2004.

[–] SendMePhotos 44 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (7 children)

Eh, idk if plane age really matters. They are completely disassembled and reassembled per standard every year to ensure that they are good to go.

Student planes are like 1960s, give or take.

E: I'm being told by comments that they do not do teardowns. Idk. I fly planes, not work on them. My CFIs have told me they do annual teardowns. So.. Idk. Maybe, maybe not?

[–] kcuf 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

You should read what's done in an annual. For GA, aopa had a good article recently talking about doing the right maintenance because doing everything your AP suggests may be more intrusive and less healthy for the plane. It's not as aggressive you're claiming.

Also as others note, age matters in determining where the issue came from. Eg this almost certainly isn't a Boeing issue.

As a new pilot I really recommend watching the show Mayday Aircraft Investigations, it's very informative. The accidents are for commercial aircraft, but still I think seeing all the details and the root causes and breakdown in process is enlightening even as a private pilot.

[–] SendMePhotos 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks, I'll check it out. My exp. with flying was... I was in school for commercial aviation. I think I made it 2 years in? Got my PPL and was making my way through instrument before I made a life decision to buy a house for my family. I could either afford school or the house, but not both.

I love aviation and flying is the single greatest thing in the world to me.. Besides my family.

The air safety institute videos are a great watch, too. Also check out Lucaas, Captain Joe, or 74 gear for more aviation videos.

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