Just for clarification ....
Where might this thread be going? 25 minute turnarounds were mentioned a few posts back. The more observant might note that usually means a different type on a different airline - one perhaps where unsecured latches on the tops rather than the bottoms of CFM56-7s are more likely to go unnoticed by all except observant wing seat passengers?
Is this thread not mostly about what happened when time or diligence were spared incorrectly ? And does the big picture that includes this incident not suggest a whole host of potential latent defects (perhaps within some of the other 95%+ 'mission critical' stuff poor NigelOnDraft can but assume specialists got right before handing over the aircraft to him for service?
Are we tempted to run for the dubious cover of incident statistics when we ask ourselves what other latent defects are being flown daily? Are we everyday missing defects which are mitigated or held together only by that thin but marvelous veneer of robustness and reliability in design that was honed from experience during an era when far more attention was paid to getting basic checks right?
Are we getting to the point that the human bit is the most unreliable part of the system?
