Josh,
Unfortunately, it's not as black and white as being caught doing 80 in a school zone. Barriers solicitor alluded to the fact that CASA had concerns about the safety of the Horn Island operation. CASA's initial media release stated:
"CASA has evidence of Barrier Aviation directing pilots to fly with serious and known aircraft defects, as well as not recording those defects on aircraft maintenance documentation when the defects became known."
Rumor has it this evidence was in the form of a snag book (let's not get into a debate about the legalities of this - its not legal!). CASA look at this, then the MR and soon work out what's going on. This warrants further investigation, and when considering the potential safety risks from letting barrier fly with evidence of "serious and known defects", they had no choice. One must cover ones own arse, and CASA are good at that.
This evidence however is not the smoking gun. In order to prove the alleged occurred, it requires further investigation. Just let the investigation take its course, all will be revealed.
Dash
Last edited by Dash 42; 15th Feb 2013 at 12:22.
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