matkat
Superq's original post..
When I was an a/c inspector we had to do duplicate inspections of flight safety items, does this not happen anymore?
No mention of 'mandatory'.
Your response...
Superq7, yes duplicate inspections are still carried but on what is deemed 'safety critical' items, engine cowlings do not fall into this category.
Still no mention of a mandate.
The point is this, engine cowlings are a safety critical item....now. They may not have been but experience has shown that they are. My understanding of the BA a/c, for example, is that it was very nearly an insurance write off due to the effect the fire had on adjacent structure. An annealed wing is not what we want now is it?
Just to avoid any confusion. This is not a personal attack on matkat, just healthy debate.
