I'd start using a different grapevine. From the press conference announcing the contract award:
"Q: Thanks. One of the things that came up during the lead-up period was that some versions of the 101 in Canada and the U.K. were grounded at various times because of problems with a tail rotor piece that kept cracking. The Merlin in the U.K. crashed and was grounded for four months in Canada. They're still on some type of flight restriction while they try and figure out what's causing this. How did that factor into your decision?
MR. LAUX: We are very aware of the technical issues that are being worked. We have in our plan a very focused activity to further understand and to participate in understanding the redesign activities that are going on. And it is our expectation that we're likely to carry that redesign even further as we continue to mitigate the risk areas in the aircraft.
Q: So you're going to redesign this part from scratch, then, so that you don't have to worry about this concern? Is this one of the parts that's going to be replaced?
MR. LAUX: It's not going to be redesigned from scratch. There's a healthy amount of design work and testing and qualification and understanding that has gone into the current configuration. We're looking for more robustness than the current design has, and we're going to work towards that end."