The details are in another article linked in the original:
"The driver was in a 2006 Ranger that was subject to a "do not drive" notice issued in 2018, but never had the faulty part replaced.
The incident occurred in Florida this June and brought the total number of Takata airbag-related...
There was a fatal accident that destroyed part of that facility already in 2003 attributed to a 2200 gal. tank overpressure in a manual process. All detailed in a CSB report.
. . . defective (convex/concave) grinding of the crank pins due to mis-setting of manufacturing CNC leading to main bearing failures. (or, QA not controlling for GIGO in the automation)
So Honda is having trouble with their V6 main bearings: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/11/business/honda-engine-recall/index.html
Not a good look such a basic component has a defect coming from an OEM that leans into their engine durability prowess (or at least used to).
Apparently Universal Stainless & Alloy Products has a long history of struggling in a competitive/commoditizing industry. The Dunkirk facility itself was acquired out of bankruptcy in 2002 and was still a drag on the company in the early years.
Maybe off-topic, but it is reported the roof of the Tropicana stadium was designed to withstand 115 mph winds, although the NWS reports the highest gust measured in St. Pete was 101 mph:
Downdraft/local variability? Defective Installation? or Engineering Failure?
Brian Malone: Agreed. In my scanning of the 'Interview' document I think I recall the phrase "exit interview" somewhere. With redactions it's hard to keep up with who may be saying what (other than Rush), but I gathered someone from HR called a final meeting to try and stave off Lochridge's...
Pilot/ex-DoO/whistleblower Lochridge is telling his side publicly to the USCG: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/us/titan-submersible-coast-guard-hearing.html
Update- Looks like they may be completing this operation sooner than originally expected: "U.S. officials said the Pentagon and U.S. Central Command were actively discussing an early end to pier operations because weather and some maintenance problems make it far less desirable to reconnect it...
Was looking for RCA discussion to determine if this is new info, but looks like Part II has little treatment of the Alaska Airlines incident specifically. Apparently the FAA is upset Boeing seems to have discussed early findings with plant personnel. Sounds like signs point to an assembly...
OSHA reports they have jurisdiction to investigate complaints of retaliation against employees under 25 different statutes.
To the extent Lochridge could be considered a "seaman", the SPA prohibits retaliation resulting from "the seaman has refused to perform duties ordered by the seaman's...
Thanks LittleInch. The conclusion "This tragedy should serve as a wakeup call to state legislatures and Congress alike that they must do more, and soon, to prevent powerful interests from silencing speech they find inconvenient, uncomfortable, or embarrassing through abuse of the legal system."...
Wonder what the substance of the whistleblower complaint was? I believe if NDAs can be enforced to leverage coverups of (engineering) safety problems by suppressing whistleblower reports that is a high priority problem needing a solution. But maybe it's just vague reporting of that detail and...
The OSHA whistleblower got sued and had to sign an NDA?? Either there's more to that angle, or whistleblower protections don't seem to be worth much . . .
Which side is debonding- the zinc-plated steel side or the PU side?
I don't really see any formulation difference between those product SKUs- looks like just different tube sizes.
Last time I picked up my IC Hertz they had as many Volvo/Polestars as Teslas on their chargers (and plenty of both, btw), so I doubt the real issues driving Hertz's sell-off are unique to the loveitorhateit OEM.
For my part I am electric curious, but travel is stressful enough without piling...
"Expenses related to collision and damage, primarily associated with EVs, remained high in the quarter," Well they must be hugely expensive to repair because weren't we told all the fancy pants driver's aids on such cars would make them markedly less likely to be involved in accidents in the...
Would be surprised that it did. Should that have been anticipated, and does that incapability make the Cruise cars unsafe to operate on public roads? Or less safe than a typical human driver, for a less absolute benchmark?
IR Stuff- I noted that but have heard many anecdotal reports of human drivers failing (or claiming to have failed) to realize they had run over a pedestrian, so whether that was a performance deficiency (distinct from a design deficiency) would seem to require more data. To my mind it really...
