H721
having an aircraft aog at outstation is the least thing wanted
I disagree H, the least thing wanted is a large pile of twisted metal and huge plume of smoke.
That's what the MEL is for. Better minds than ours have worked tirelessly and have years of experience and incidents to draw on to make it safe. No doubt they will continue to do so.
Mess with the MEL at your peril. I would rather lose a 3rd party contract than be sitting in front of the beak (Judge) with a manslaughter charge and the deaths of several hundred people hanginging over me.
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