June 15, 20241 yr Titanium has been used in parts made for the Boeing 737 Max, 787 Dreamliner, and Airbus A220 jets The counterfeit titanium would have been produced by an unknown Chinese manufacturer who, through forgery, made it appear to come from the well-known and certified Baoji Titanium Industry. The FFA is investigating. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/us/politics/boeing-airbus-titanium-faa.html
June 15, 20241 yr Administrators I'm really gonna start worrying if they counterfeit the cockpit crew! 👨✈️ Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
June 16, 20241 yr The Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13531297/Boeing-Airbus-planes-constructed-fake-Chinese-titanium-cause-jets-break-apart-mid-air-FAA-fears.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
June 16, 20241 yr 13 hours ago, charliearon said: I'm really gonna start worrying if they counterfeit the cockpit crew! 👨✈️ 🤣 Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
June 16, 20241 yr This can be very difficult for a manufacturer to catch. In maintenance, we depend on the supplied documentation to be accurate and legitimate - either a certificate of conformance (COC) for new parts, or a form 8130 for parts which have been repaired or overhauled. In the case of a part which comes with a COC, there would typically be no overt sign that the documentation has been forged. It is probably more an issue with parts sourced from outside the country where they are ultimately used. In the case of titanium, it would require full materials testing to determine if the alloy is correct, which would not be something an end-user would typically do until a red flag has been raised. Jim BarrettLicensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, Avionics, Electrical & Air Data Systems Specialist. Qualified on: Falcon 900, CRJ-200, Dornier 328-100, Hawker 850XP and 1000, Lear 35, 45, 55 and 60, Gulfstream IV and 550, Embraer 135, Beech Premiere and 400A, MD-80.
June 16, 20241 yr Lowest cost bidder involved in the process, perhaps? My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
June 19, 20241 yr Of all the stupid things to counterfeit. 787 captain. Previously 24 years on 747-400.Technical advisor on PMDG 747 legacy versions QOTS 1 , FS9 and Aerowinx PS1.
June 20, 20241 yr 14 hours ago, jon b said: Of all the stupid things to counterfeit. My now deceased wife had a 30 year career working for the Department of Defense. She dealt with ordering military aircraft parts and often said that they were not allowed to even consider foreign made parts due to counterfeit materials and parts. It's not a new problem. My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
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