Being a Yank, and not one prone to believe that Big Brother is watching at every moment, I still wonder if we are getting the "Truth, the Whole Truth and nothing but the Truth."
This AOA probe issue is not new. There was a proposed AD from 2012 that suddenly was withdrawn. Makes you wonder.
https://www.federalregister.gov/arti...rbus-airplanes
The original AD was 2012-21-51. I think the EADS Lobby is very effective in Washington. They headed this AD off at the pass and it was never issued, until just last month. That's not surprising, we have the best Congress and Government money can buy.