Yes, enough replacements to refit the in-service fleet. They would not have done that without banking on its acceptance by the authority.
Which means an ongoing violation of the letter and spirit of the Certificate.
With people on board, in "commercial carriage"......
(should I have bolded that?) "with people on board".....
Flight test in commercial carriage?
That is an ad hoc and illegal "Airworthiness Directive"
If the "new battery" is different in any way from the OEM, the violation is cut and dried. If it is merely a "fresh OEM" there is still a violation, one a bit more arguable, imo....Plus, how did they "ferry" the "replacement" batteries? A question I posed three werks ago?
Did FAA issue a "Notice of proposed rulemaking"? Seems public comment should have been solicited in allowing "highly dangerous cargo" to fly?
Last edited by Lyman; 3rd Feb 2013 at 15:15.