Sabotage on the Assembly Line
As I scanned through the newsfeeds this morning looking for news items to upload to our website, I couldn’t believe my eyes as I read one of the articles. In disbelief, I had to re-read the article in front of me on my computer monitor. Sure enough, my eyes weren’t playing tricks on me. There in black and white was an AP news item titled Airbus Launches Investigation After Three Cables Cut On A380 Being Assembled. It talked about an incident last week where some cables were cut on an A380 on the assembly line. It appears that the “cables” referred to in the article were electrical wires.
It is still early in the investigation, but Airbus believes the wires were intentionally cut. If that is the case, I hope they find the sorry SOB that cut those wires. That incident isn’t just a case of mischievousness; it goes much further than that, and whoever is responsible for it should be appropriately punished.
We have a hard time trying to promote our professionalism to the general public. We try to educate them on the jobs we do and our responsibility for the safe operation of the aircraft they fly on. We try to show that we are professionals and should be compensated as such.
Then some bozo goes and does something stupid like this. Like the old saying goes, “One aw shit wipes away a whole bunch of atta boys.”
Thanks for reading!
Joe Escobar
I agree
I agree with your comments! If it is found that someone intentionally cut the wires, they should have their certificate revoked (if they are even licensed) and be sentenced to jail time.
David V.
Sabotage on the Assembly Line
Hi Joe
If my memory serves my right, over 10 years ago a similar case of damage to aircraft happened in the good old USA!
It may have been at a Boeing or McD plant.
As apprentices we had to go flying on any aircraft we worked on. Maybe it is a rule that should be brought back for assembly line workers.
John W.
John Washbrooke
YASS, NSW
Cut Wires
I agred with the above policy that if someone is guilty if cutting wires or intentionally doing damage, then they should skip past the trial and throw them in jail.
Gary Deabler
St Louis
sabotage on the assembly line
They should be charged with mutiple counts of attempted murder.
Terry A
Byron center,MI
Sabotage on the Assembly Line
They may have a more serious problem with people in the company than just someone cutting wires during assembly. If the culture within the company is to blame, then there is a deeper problem to fix. It is too easy to hide defects within the assembly of an aircraft of that size.
Karl E. Kaufman
Morningside, MD
Not new (2006-06-17 20:21:53.0)
I also read this. I have been working in aircraft manufacturing for about 20 years. I have seen this same type of act. It is not so much the act that was performed, but the reason or motivation behind it. These reasons usually are a result of some heated dispute.
The question is, what motivated this or these individuals to cut those wires? There was no news about any labor dispute going on at Airbus that I was aware of. Maybe you might look futher into the cause of this.
Victor L. Cook
Sabotage on the Assembly Line
Hi Joe
If my memory serves my right, over 10 years ago a similar case of damage to aircraft happened in the good old USA!
It may have been at a Boeing or McD plant.
As apprentices we had to go flying on any aircraft we worked on. Maybe it is a rule that should be brought back for assembly line workers.
John W.
John Washbrooke
YASS, NSW
Sabotage on the Assembly Line
If they find that the wires were cut on purpose and find the culprit, He needs to be sentenced to a long (Life) term in prison. This is premeditated murder if the plane were to crash. Also revocation of all licences if any held should be revoked for life, and barred from working anywhere in aviation again.
Tom Merz
Industry, Pa