Originally Posted by
tucumseh
....As an engineer I’d like to see a comprehensive Inquiry into why the pilot was given an aircraft that had no valid airworthiness or serviceability certification, and was not fit for purpose. Any engineer reading the AAIB report will tell you one thing. That aircraft should not have been flying. The state of the fuel pump diaphragm alone tells you that....
The report did open a can of worms on the maintenance of ageing aircraft. I haven't heard any details, I haven't looked, but I'd hope the CAA has been having a bit of a crack-down.