"We're dealing with this as a quality issue, not a safety issue"
quote DC (I think), and,
"CASA spokesman Peter Gibson said the authority had allowed Qantas to continue flying the aircraft with some of the wiring still stapled after the airline agreed to regular checks to ensure the emergency lighting was still working.
Mr Gibson said the stapled wiring was in a 12-volt system and it was not considered a safety of flight issue."
400 odd people in a smoke filled cabin, stapled EEL, not a safety issue or a safety of flight (egress) issue. Are theses people for real.