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by wallace_f 3171 days ago
I've just been reading a bit on the aftermath and what is amazing to me is that Boeing apparently paid nothing in compensation or liability, but JAL did, despite the accident being nearly entirely the fault of Boeing!? Does anyone know why?
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wyldfire 3171 days ago
Based on my reading, the fault lies with JAL for executing the wrong repair procedure. Why do you think the fault lies with Boeing?

Boeing specifies: "repair procedure is like so" and due to misunderstanding, pressure to bring equipment back into use, failure to acquire the correct parts or some sort of similar problem [all my speculation btw], JAL maintenance executes another repair procedure that seems equivalent to them (or at least adequate).

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wallace_f 3171 days ago
Boeing technicians did the repair on behalf of Boeing. JAL did not do the repair.
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thetinguy 3171 days ago
It was not Beoing's fault: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Airlines_Flight_123#Caus...
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wallace_f 3171 days ago
And if you read your own link you would see that it was Boeing's own repairmen that caused the faulty repair. JAL didn't do the repair.
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