Incident Reports
TD, I see what you're trying to imply about the incident reports. You need to find out how many IRs there have been for fuel related incidents if you're trying to prove something. IRs are raised for all sorts of things and they may not be as severe as the DASC quote for the reasons raised. I raised an IR recently for the thrust reverse not deploying on one of my 2 engines. The other one worked fine, I have wheel brakes, a hook and a barrier to stop so hardly serious but raises the trail to investigate why and take steps to correct it on that jet. I also raised one for the reheat not working on take-off. Yes, they're raised for serious events - one I had for an engine failing in-flight. Things like that happen more often than you'd imagine (even on big jets incl 747s etc!) but doesn't mean the aircraft is unsafe.
I was serving out in theatre and was very closely involved on 2 Sep, so my deepest condolences and if I can put your mind to rest about certain aspects then do PM me.
Regards