Whatever has happened here has been the result of a number of contributing factors. I doubt that a single mistake has been the cause of this incident. If there was a fairing failure (or oxy cyl, or corrosion), this would not have been solely due to a design flaw, but due to a series of events leading to this failure.
Design flaws from an aircraft manufacturer are not uncommon, hence the need for AD's and SB's. In fact some flaws have had devastating repurcussions in the past.
I'm not ruling anything out. Corrosion is a good possibility (door 2 right gets used alot on transit, and when it rains it's not uncommon for water to dribble down below the main deck).
I agree with another post about SYD heavy maint. This was closed down because GD stated we needed to vacate by 2009/2010. There are now plenty of rumors about this being leased to third party heavy maint MRO's. We lost a first class facility here for sure, very dissapointing.
Last edited by Ngineer; 26th Jul 2008 at 00:26.