"If the boffins rule out an explosion, Quantas/Boeing will be doing a lot of heartsearching about grounding the rest of their fleet. At least it’s not the crown skin".
The problem is enchrisg we are talking BOEING. The 737-200's were not grounded even after THREE hardover rudder crashes.
No one has an explanation for the BA 038 crash, yet hundreds of B777's still fly with yet more power down incidents.
A Concorde runs over a bit of metal off of a DC10 and the fleet is grounded, even though it has been flying for over 25 years with no previous loss of life and tyre vulnerability to debris a known Achilles Heel.
Make your own mind up.
Last edited by Poof in Boots; 25th Jul 2008 at 20:06.