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Old 15th Nov 2007, 01:32
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Just looking at those video clips and was amazed that the servo valve was "the single remnant of the SilkAir crash" and the "only part still in existance of the SilkAir 737", yet at the same time looked in perfect as-new condition and needed a scanning electron microscope to find the manufacturing flaws. Amazing that it survived the crash in such pristine condition.

Was also interested in the comments on the inspection sheet allowing for second inspection. This is either normal practice and acceptable, or it is not.

If it is normal practice, then it was OK here too.

And if it was not OK here, then it should not be an acceptable option anywhere else.

What we are seeing here is an example of the double standards that were applied throughout the MI 185 investigation.

Also interesting to see that the co-pilot was portrayed as a mature 40 ish pilot; and that both pilots were shown at the controls at the end.

All in all, it seemed more Disney that National Geographic to me.
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