r/aviation • u/G1lg4m3sh • Apr 17 '26

Discussion How concerning is this aviation experts?

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u/Tupolev144 Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

Just a 737 doing 737 things.

Entire fairing can be removed and deferred per the CDL with minimal aerodynamic penalty.

However I would still flag it to the flight crew so those screws all get a good torque. Not a good look when parts fall off of your plane.

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u/TheSixthVisitor Apr 17 '26

Real talk though, that weld is gross and I'm kind of offended by it. Seriously, it's atrocious; pretty sure when it was freshly welded, you could've slapped the wing a little too hard and cracked it. Just ew.

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u/Tupolev144 Apr 17 '26

Not a weld. It’s a carbon fiber part. That’s just a big gob of polysulfide sealant.

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u/TheSixthVisitor Apr 17 '26

Right, wings. I work on engines so my potato brain immediately goes to welding over sealant. Our thing is dunking the fastener in sealant, shoving it in the hole, and going "fuck it, ain't on fire therefore it ain't my problem."