Originally Posted by
Concours77
One would have thought the Goodrich probes would have been a priority refit for ETOPS. Does the French Government still own a substantial share of Air France? At the time of the crash, I think it was ~15%
What has ETOPS to do with a probe failure, apart from the crossing of the ITCZ, which creates more icing hazards? Though, those crossing also happen outside ETOPS operations.