so far I dismissed all the speculations about the 787 having more than it's fair share of teething problems, but the way this is developing, I think it's legitimate that some people are starting to ask questions about quality and testing processes, particularly those who built the plane should
Sorry - I must be missing something here. If - and it is still only 'if' at this stage - the problem that this thread is addressing turns out to be an internal manufacturing fault in a piece of tested, certified kit delivered by a third party who supply it to most people who build airplanes, how is that added to the 787 'teething problem' list?
I agree there are teething problems, just this isn't one of them, or did I misunderstand your post?