Blacksheep, if you work in Brunei can i assume your working on 'shiney' jets ?.Sure'ly a large proportion of the blame for such a high rate of NFF's should lie with software/equipment/system designers ?.Since the day of the BITE dawned the rate of NFF's has not fallen.Until the engineers expectations can be met( in terms of the reliability of the self test system itself) we can in some cases be testing with 'cracked hammers'.We will always require the services of 'specialists' in the avionic disciplines,when the FIM/CMC tells me (the A&C man) for the 10th time that a unit should be replaced should i do it ? OR ask a specialist !!!.Unfortunately its as you say ,the beancounters need a change to their specs prescription,as they don't appear to be able to see any further than (what they perceive)to be the bottom line.
I suppose the point is what form will the specialist take ?.
[This message has been edited by ragspanner (edited 17 March 2001).]
[This message has been edited by ragspanner (edited 17 March 2001).]