alt Hacker NewsThe headline is missing an important bit.
Boeing knew of the flaw, and sent a letter to airlines about it. In 2011.
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WillPostForFood • today at 5:21 AM
FWIW, the MD-11 was designed by McDonnell Douglas, and manufactured by McDonnell Douglas in 1991, before the Boeing merger. A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 failed in a similar way in Chicago in 1979, so it the issue may go way back.
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Well yes but Boeing also said it "would not result in a safety of flight condition."
There's a lot of gray going on here.