To: zalt
Lu - time to be outspoken - whats the fix?
I have been involved in Assurance Engineering since 1968 and during that time I have shot my mouth off, made suggestions and even contacted the authorities or the customer of the contract I was working on. All to no avail. If there were a fix it would involve the major overhaul of the system, a major attitude adjustment of the individuals working within that system and a major adjustment of those elements that work within the system. I知 72 years old and still active in the industry and I知 still shooting my mouth off and I知 still making suggestions however since I知 involved with the supplier of the equipment to the airframe manufactures my suggestions are being incorporated. Especially when they see how much I知 being paid and how much it would cost to redesign the element(s) being supplied under the contract.
Regarding making suggestions and /or shooting ones mouth off here is a story. Many years ago on the Bob Hope radio show there was a character named Jerry Colonna. He would always tell Hope of the problems he was having in the field. Hope would ask him why he didn稚 tell anyone of the problems. Colonna would respond that he did tell the guys at the home office. And what did they say asked Hope? Colonna would say that the guys in the home office would respond, 添eah we know, we know". Jerry Colonna is most likely dead but the problem is very much alive.
Here is another story. In these and other forums you have often heard people taking swipes at lawyers that hit manufacturers and operators for millions or more as a result of an accident. Well there is a legal firm in
the United Statesthat is on retainer from firms that face potential expensive legal issues. As a part of the retainer they come into the offices of the manufacturers and conduct classes. In those classes they tell the client in the event of any legal activity they should destroy their records, they should hide or cover up any relevant records of testing, They should obfuscate any pertinent engineering information and if necessary to lie under oath. It seems that it works both ways and it is all a part of the system that needs changing.
The reason nothing ever gets done or things are never changed can be summed up in one word. MONEY
Lu
I don't think Danny has the funds to take on a major American law firm.