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Old 27th May 2004 | 11:14
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Tallbloke
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Not sure about 1x10e-9 Lu. Certification authorities (JAA and FAA) state that probability of catastrophic failure must not exceed 10e-9. Is a flap failure catastrophic? Most examples of catastrophic failure I have seen refer to total loss of thrust, total loss of hyd / elec power etc. which prevent the aircraft reaching a suitable aerodrome. Though I stand to be corrected
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