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Old 21st Oct 2014, 01:14
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Cliff Secord
 
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I don't know. It depends on the extremely technical findings of the report. Just to say sue Boeing because "cargo restraints failed". Is that the main deck mechanism or the chains/turn buckles or ratchets? Or vickers rings?

Bar one, all of those aren't even made by Boeing. With a very old aircraft it's hard to prove liability for equipment failure in their part because you have to prove it wasnt years of poor non-Boeing standard maintenance of the main deck system or mishandling or oversight of loading procedures. It's so damn hard to truthfully find what caused it and then actually prove it. Freighters have so many get out clauses for the manufacturer it's unreal due to damage/ maintenance issues/poor handling/ non standard loading. Those poor families are desperate for the truth, I hope they find it.
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