Originally Posted by swedish
From what i can see this is a test Boeing make on all aircraft out of production. So it failed the test - surely thats the reason for the test in the first place. All this does is prove the test was worth doing.
Boeing far exceed Airbus at speed and quality of structrual repairs and hopefully the operator will get an aircraft as good as they expected without too long a delay.
I agree with you, there must be a reason why they carry out the test in the first place...
Do other aircraft manufacturers carry out similar tests? anyone who knows?