SASless, I'm not a lawyer, but as I understand the certification process the a/c in question was required to have a 30 minute run dry capability "unless the probability of a total loss of oil was extremely remote"
Do I have that statement right?
If so, then it is no longer valid as it has been proven not once, but twice, that it no longer meets the "extremely remote" criteria.
Extremely Remote
* Qualitative: Not anticipated to occur to each item during its total life. May occur a few times in the life of an entire system or fleet.
* Quantitative: Probability of occurrence per operational hour is less than 1 \times 10^{-7} but greater than 1 \times 10^{-9}
As I've said before, I will give SAC and the FAA some slack in the initial certification, but after Broome they can no longer hide behind their own definition.
Last edited by Outwest; 26th Feb 2011 at 03:46.