May I ask a question,
I've not contributed to this thread for some time now. Having seen the Sky News report about XV230 having "serious fuel leak defects" prior to and during ops, why is all the emphasis on rib 7 leaks?
I dealt with those very repairs and maybe I've missed something massive (and forgive me if I have), but why was all the emphasis on these prblems when it is widely speculated that a bomb bay fire caused her loss?
Rib 7 fuel leaks are linked with underwing stores (Boz etc) as eluded to in the report but what do they have to do with the cause of the crash?
As a very recent MR2 man I'd be astonished (although I am ready to be corrected) if they were the main cause of the crash.
Standing by for countless correction/counter correction and safety quote....