So its not 'tosh' is it.
On reflection a bit harsh so apologies.
However the impression given was that at SPL (AMS) it was a common event to have gear problems and this is not the case. The "fans" of the type I suspect come from the largest user of the type at AMS and the combined exposure they have had against the incidence of the problem means that in their experience it just isn't an issue. They also have had exposure to the type since the early nineties so it does go back some way.