Structural : absolutely, if suspected, been there done that @ 210 kts, no airbrake.(and no oxygen) Don't think that was part of the question though ? or perhaps as the term "rapid descent" does not appear in our FCOM I have taken another tack
Routing in from the south to GVA, they keep us high over departing traffic trying to make sector safe, and (usually) give the option of a high rate to make the approach fix OR the full procedure with possible holding.
So long as the weather is not an issue and the cabin is secure, it helps atc, and helps us
It's rapid, but it is not an emergency, that was my point.
Pro-Spin .. I take your point as well, our FCOM says expedicious rather than rapid for those circumstances, perhaps they should review the terminology used in our documentation.