One wonders why they were trying to get this aircraft back into the air?
apparently the idea was to fix it just enough to fly it to the factory for an overhaul. It didn't quite work
As to why the mainstream media didn't pick it up - there was no crash and no dead bodies. There were no passengers on board to tell reporters we thought we are all gonna die!!! Most tv viewers would look at this vid and say what's the big deal?