Originally Posted by
Longtimer
The FAA said it will issue an Airworthiness Directive to require Boeing's service actions to identify and remove the parts from service. It said operators will be required to perform this action within 10 days, but can continue to fly the planes during the 10-day period before the parts are removed. So what if the parts take longer than 10 days to arrive? Are the aircraft then grounded?
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I did not see anything in the quote that said they could not continue frying once the parts were removed
Reminded me of an occurrence in the hot air balloon field, only third hand so it might actually be true:
The Velcro manufacturer first found out that Velcro was in use to seal the top seam of hot air balloons when they were served with notice of a product liability lawsuit.
Their reaction was to send out a notice to all hot air balloon owners advising them that Velcro was not approved for 'critical' applications and was not to be used in hot air balloons.
A balloon owner who was also a lawyer crafted a great response thanking them for their concern and 'per their instructions' had removed the Velcro from his balloon and would let them know how thing worked out after his next flight...
BTW: There wa Nothing wrong with the Velcro, other that it was wet, it is part of a quick dump system for landings, just the usual 'deep pockets' approach.