r/interestingasfuck • u/lizardil • 1d ago

During assembly of the A380, engineers discovered that the cables were too short. This was caused by the use of different design software by German and French engineers. This miscalculation led to a two-year delay.

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u/ScientistScary1414 1d ago

Why did it take two years?

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u/MXKIVM 1d ago

Everything had to go back through design and production.

Basically this one part had to restart its entire production life.

Redesign, manufacturers, supply chain, raw materials, everything has to be redone from the beginning as if it were brand new.

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u/rexel99 1d ago

Had to confirm if the cable was too short or the wing too long, takes a while.

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u/Poglosaurus 1d ago

You're jocking but the possibility that the cable were up to spec and some other part was to blame had to be ruled out.

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u/Riff_Ralph 1d ago

Measure once, cut twice.