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Old 1st Sep 2012, 22:29
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Waddo Plumber
 
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According to the report, the cause was hyd failure. That's my point, not the lack of literacy, but the lack of rigour. it's like saying someone died because their heart stopped. The primary cause was a fuel fire. There was an organisational failure which didn't recognise the serious fuel leak problems which are well documented elsewhere. When we had to put a diverted Lightning in my (Phantom) ASF hangar, my Lightning experienced WO rightly grabbed every available drip tray to put under it. The report does not pull these strands together.

All the ancillary points about lifex carts seats etc, are well made, but don't form part of the determination of the cause of the accident. However, they do indicate the organisation was inadequate.
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