Just 10 Days: The Final Assembly Time Of A Boeing 737 MAX

[@cskvision]

737 MAX Assembly: 10 Days 737 NG Assembly: 10 Days + 1 Day for tightening bolts and quality inspections

[@rudivandoornegat2371]

They discoverd a method to do it even faster by not tightening a few bolts and leaving a few tools behind the panels instead of cleaning those up.

[@nickolliver3021]

Did they where was that then?

[@wadehiggins1114]

Good one

[@eddyr1041]

🤣.... What a waste huh.... after all that production works engineering research to throw all down the drain 😅

[@d.b.cooper1]

Surprised they haven’t just used a 3d printer at this point

[@user-yt198]

1:10 Total number of 737s manufactured since 1967: *10,600* Total number of A320s in service in 2023: *10,562*

[@nicolainielsen7700]

*A320 family aircraft. That number includes 319's and 321's as well. It's entirely a case of semantics though.

[@xBris]

@@nicolainielsen7700 Well, 737s include all variants, too - so why the distinction? Just because Airbus has a quirky naming scheme for the A320 family (in contrast to all other families)?

[@nicolainielsen7700]

@xBris As I said, it is pure semantics. I think that it's mostly a distinction in value proposition in this case, where Boeing aims to homogenise the 737 line-up, and Airbus aims to differentiate. I was just against OP posting the statistics in his comment without giving the proper context to people who might be unaware.

[@AJR-07]

A320s entered service a full 21 years after 737s too

[@soccerguy2433]

@@nicolainielsen7700 the video author says the 737 family... which includes all 737s made. Therefore All A320s (19/20/21/21neo) should also count

[@davidwebb4904]

What day do they put the bolts in the doorframe.?

[@nickolliver3021]

you and bolts!

[@franksilva2600]

Day 11

[@todortodorov6056]

You mean, "What day *are they supposed to* put the bolts in the doorframe. Because if they did put the bolts, it won't fall from the plane. The answer is: day 0, it comes to Boeing with the bolts already in place. Unless Boeing removes them, as they did with the Alaska plane.

[@wadehiggins1114]

Day 749

[@spencerlahh]

I don’t know whether to be disgusted or impressed that a 737 Max is faster to assemble than a Rolls Royce

[@grayrabbit2211]

I can't vouch for RR, but I have been to Crewe (Bentley) to the factory floor and can vouch for the dedication to quality and passion for their jobs those workers had. Union Boeing workers...not so much.

[@frikkied2638]

Why disgusted?

[@d.b.cooper1]

Why? Rolls Royce cars are a luxury product often heavily personalised to each customer. So many things are still done by real humans who are craftsmen in their field of expertise & spend hours on each car. No rush & high quality standards whilst adhering to wider vehicle regulations.

[@manuelpiston]

​@@grayrabbit2211 and yet they are still trash and unreliable.

[@williamford9564]

Fascinating video!

[@eysank]

It does not matter if they can do it in 5 days even. If their poor QM and QA still persists, it won't make it any less of a dumpster fire.

[@ArghIsThisHandleTaken]

It'd take 11 days if they put all the bolts in.

[@EuropeanRailfanAlt]

The fact the 737NG took 11 days to assemble tho

[@MrLogansimmons]

That was going to be my comment. Darn

[@liambengif7663]

The 737NG (900,800,700) took 11 days (1 extra to tighten all the bolts and make sure the plane won’t trim straight down).

[@IOSALive]

Long Haul by Simple Flying, cool content dude

[@ChikanChampion]

Bot

[@ictoan]

Bot

[@Tpr_1808]

Apparently Boeing has also paused 777x testing after some "minor" structural damage

[@Rasscasse]

It’s not minor!! They have found cracks in the pylon that support the huge engines.

[@kapitannexpl9631]

@NauticalAviation1 they discovered some cracks on engine pylon after test flight to Hawaii.

[@AllendeNL]

That’s the purpose of these test flights lol, better to find out now than when in production and service

[@Rasscasse]

@@AllendeNL Oh yes. Better to find out now But this is not the kind of thing they except to find at this stage. It is not an easily rectifiable defect. This is a bit that keeps the engines on the wing. It’s not like the toilet door lock is a bit faulty or one of the overhead lockers doesn’t shut properly.

[@colinpovey7923]

@@Rasscasse It IS the kind of thing that they find in long-term testing. Several early 4-engine aircraft were found, after several thousand flight hours, to have problems that would not show up earlier. Lockheed Electra: Three aircraft were lost in fatal accidents between February 1959 and March 1960. After the third crash, the FAA limited the Electra's speed until the cause could be determined.[8] After an extensive investigation, two of the crashes (in September 1959 and March 1960) were found to be caused by an engine-mount problem. The mounting of the gearbox cracked, and the reduced rigidity enabled a phenomenon called "whirl mode flutter" (analogous to the precession of a child's Spinning Top as it slows down, an interaction of propellers with airflow) that affected the outboard engine nacelles. When the oscillation was transmitted to the wings and the flutter frequency decreased to a point where it was resonant with the outer wing panels (at the same frequency, or harmonically related ones), violent up-and-down oscillation increased until the wings would tear off. The first trans-Atlantic capable jet airliner, the DeHaviland Comet, suffered a different problem with stress, and again, one not found until the aircraft had been in service for a year or so. The main cause was believed to be that rivet holes had been punched into the fuselage Instead of being drilled) and that the passenger windows were too square, meaning the corners were too sharp. These conditions led, it turns out, to stress starting and concentrating at those points, and with enough stress, the fuselage would crack open and then come apart in mid-flight. This is why commercial aircraft today undergo thousands of hours of testing, to find problems like these before the aircraft is put into service. Like the 777X and engine pylons.

[@neilpickup237]

We are told how long they take for final assembly, but how many days on average are they out of service for production defect rectification?

[@charlesharper2357]

How about adding an extra day to ensure you've done it properly?

[@rileyA350]

10 days to build a max but cant do shit with 2 people stuck in space. What's Boeing gonna do next? Speed run the 777X test??

[@zaijiancelis]

They moved their best engineers from their futuristic plane program to help fix their current issues

[@General3rdLeg]

They already had to ground the 777x test planes due to a failure.

[@nathanlembke9026]

You mean stop 777x tests because thats what they did

[@nickolliver3021]

this isnt the space division this is the commercial division

[@madamepeng3325]

Well it's only the final assambly that is 10 days... there is much more before that

[@mikeedde1786]

Time for a baseline reality check "Boeing raised its 737 production rate to 47 per month in Q3 2017 from 42 previously, and plans to increase it further to 52 during 2018.Jan 26, 2018". These planes all came directly off of the Renton final assembly line. Renton did not have a stockpile of partially built planes in parking lots spread over the west coast to pull from in those days. The question is how many planes are being delivered on schedule directly from the commercial final assembly line(s) in Renton. Now, ask yourself the next question: What is the production efficiency of todays actual rate (somewhere undrer the 38 per month FAA cap restriction) versus the actual once realized rate of 47 planes per month or even the higher once planned capacity rate of 52? 737 program once represented 60% of all commercial cash flow revenue. Bottom line, in those days, it paid the bills!

[@gullyfoyle-uf6fr]

Looks like some of the workers are using Torque Wrenches!

[@favoriteben67_86]

After hearing the story and of employees leaving a ladder in the horizontal stabilizer of a 787 which could’ve taken out the the entire system if it moved. Yeah I’ve lost all faith in Boeing

[@malindafernando1963]

Boeing Max takes 10Days max to shatter your dreams

[@copyjockeynk]

When do they check the door plug bolts?

[@MrBruintjebeer]

Always fly Airbus kids.

[@PakaBubi]

prove it. show us all your flight bookings from the past 20 years LOL

[@colinpovey7923]

Overall, Boeing has a better safety record than Airbus. All the recent problems have occurred with the 737 MAX series. Earlier Boeing 737's, and other Boeing Aircraft, have fine safety records. Airbus has had some doozey failures, like when an A320 flew into a mountain at night, because the pilot put he aircraft into the wrong mode of autopilot, and the only indication was a comma on a screen, instead of a period. No joke. That resulted in everyone but one kid dying in the crash, and eventually, 42 changes to the A320.

[@soccerguy2433]

its easy to assemble a 737 in 10 days when you use unapproved adhoc methods, ignore safety, and leave tools/trash/parts missing

[@IamNiggler]

I agree

[@i_vanni]

And just few minutes for disassemble on the ground.

[@maxgood1876]

So let me get this straight, you can't safely assemble 38 planes a month, but you want to assemble 57 planes a month? Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and ask you not to do that. I'd like to land in the plane I took off in, if it's all the same to you.

[@eval1035]

They are doing well.

[@wadehiggins1114]

I wouldn't want my enemy on that thing

[@JackJohnson-cm6jk]

*sing* After 10 days of Building a Boeing comes to me One unplugged door Two missing wheels .....

[@liambengif7663]

..and an MCAS which makes the plane go weeeeeeeee!

[@musicalaviator]

@@liambengif7663 I was gonna go "And an MCAS that throws it in the sea" but yours works too lol

[@liambengif7663]

@@musicalaviator equally good lol.

[@joshuadala3508]

Simple flying pls can you do a fleet review on Nigerian airlines I would love to see that

[@cooper1340]

And they disassemble themselves much quicker when flying! 😂

[@EuropeanRailfan-AM]

So how much time does an A320 take to build?

[@matthiashartge5520]

Final assembly takes about one month :)

[@madamepeng3325]

More. Way more. I´m honestly shocked how fast they do everything. One major difference is that Airbus doesn´t do the equipement installation during final assembly. It is a seperate step done in different buildings.

[@EuropeanRailfan-AM]

Well, I guess there is a reason why A320s are safer.

[@johncassels3475]

@@matthiashartge5520 Not sure we are comparing apples with apples - how many days are needed by Spirit before Boeing starts counting to ten? The 10 days is only for part of the overall assembly process.

[@matthiashartge5520]

@@johncassels3475 Good point. At least the fuselage is already jointed. With Airbus, connecting the 3 or 4 fuselage sections also counts into final assembly. However, as far as I know, these sections already have some electrical and mechanical components installed when they arrive at the final assembly line. So they take a bit different approaches :)

[@nautilusshell4969]

And for my next video: The Final Grounding Time of a Boeing 737 Max. Tah-dah!

[@JCT442]

I really don't think bragging about fast assembly is something good with the issues Boeing has...

[@rajeshraghavan2248]

10 days to assemble, 10 minutes to fall down.

[@wadehiggins1114]

More like 10 seconds

[@EuropeanRailfan-AM]

@@wadehiggins1114 *stick shaker*

[@Ayden2008]

The 737 is a small plane, so it really doesn’t take a lot to get the final assembly done

[@paulkeeble97]

You will never see me step foot on a Boeing 737 aircraft no way the Boeing 737 aircraft has got a bad history

[@solo.digital.gaming]

soooo tired of the 737. Can't wait for the day Boeing finally produces a well thought out replacement for it, and the gap left by the 757 and 767

[@seagullsbtn]

Total number of fuselages built but not shipped to Boeing because of slow production rates is 127 as of August 7, 2024. Boeing's current production rate 25 737s. Spirit could go home for the remainder of 2024 and not build a single additional unit without Boeing missing a beat.

[@sebcat_04]

👾

[@ice.3000]

And 10 days later it's losing parts

[@jamesmccrea6106]

And how many mistakes are made in 10 days?

[@frikkied2638]

Interesting to me that almost all of the drama regarding Boeing is about one missing bolt in one airplane. Sure, that should not have happened, but luckily no one passed away.

[@AnhNguyen-ty4cv]

I promise you, it does not take 10 days 😅 we’ve been on a plane since oct of last year.

[@janikdk84]

OK - that explains the premium quality.. 😅

[@gusti187]

The only thing Boeing is able to do quicker is disassembling a 737

[@auwkeung]

737 is an old airplane long overdue for renew…Boeing is better off designing a new airplane than patching up the 737 even more than as is

[@phil1506]

Thorough quality inspection takes place LOL

[@paulomendes928]

Seriously? Do you really think that what stands out about the 737 MAX is the number of days it takes to assemble? It is disrespectful to everyone who lost their lives. Be ashamed! A little more respect is required.

[@JosFort54321]

We as a family now consciously avoid any flight that uses a Boeing 737 plane. Until Boeing get their sh*t together, aint flying them.

[@MrHav1k]

Don't trust these planes at all. Will continue to avoid

[@ChikanChampion]

I'm not flying on a MAX even if you paid me.

[@MKHNitro]

Not much time for Quality Control in that timeframe - naybe that's why Boeing is in trouble I wouldn't set foot on a Max if you paid me

[@grayrabbit2211]

I missed the part in the video where it talks about leaving FOD in the aircraft body and leaving critical parts behind.

[@Jinxpowza]

10 days? That’s not impressive, it’s terrifying

[@drevil2675]

737 max sucks . Don’t ever try it .

[@deniermurch8693]

At that speed, I can now understand how errors creep in. Slowly, slowly catchy monkey. (satire)

[@piotr1155]

Whatever "good" you post about Boeing won't change "recent" events with their aircraft, quality and trust. Was this video sponsored by Boeing?

[@zaijiancelis]

Because there’s too much hysteria, the media is fear mongering, in reality, Boeing wants to get out of this mess, and as an aviation news outlet, Simple Flying should report on both the bad and good

[@ThePrimeYeeter]

ok Airbus fanboy just because they posted a positive video about Boeing in the sea of negative news doesn't mean they got sponsored

[@nickolliver3021]

Keep going on about the recent events with their aircraft. Airbus has had quality and trust problems so tit for tat

[@piotr1155]

Who said anything about Airbus, maybe I'm a Gulfstream fan?

[@piotr1155]

@@nickolliver3021 eat a Snickers :)

[@billbarr7591]

Just scrap this ancient thing. It's an embarassment in this era. Boeing made a huge mistake keeping this 60's relic in production.

[@Sydneyplaneguy]

FIRST COMMENTER LES GO

[@IloveA22s]

No I was

[@Sydneyplaneguy]

@@IloveA22s bro wtf you commented 18ons ago and I commented 28 mins ago

[@IloveA22s]

My comment was that’s why is poorly built

[@fato29]

And they did show it with the latest "Accidents" around the world taking hundreds of innocents life's in the name of saving a buck and showing bean counters how much they saved.

[@gonenguldal5782]

Nope. Whatever you say I’m not getting on one

[@tripjj8662]

They don’t even respect their employees enough to give them uniforms

[@John-bi1lv]

Uniforms are rarely part of a factory environment in the US or Europe.

[@tripjj8662]

@@John-bi1lv I disagree with this

[@iamagirl9938]

It has to do with cultural differences. Uniforms aren't really a big thing in the us.

[@DaveNukem]

Boeing speed over quality 😂

[@87solarsky]

Wow, it's made! 😂🎉

[@PakaBubi]

Why aren't the workers wearing uniforms or coveralls? They're all running around in Hawaiian shirts and hoodies. 🤣

[@tgs6027]

Maybe that's why the max is a mess????

[@aryehyehudahajzenberg9503]

How fast ! It takes only 10 days to produce a weapon that can kill hundreds in a single strike !?!? 😅😅😅😅😅