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Old 24th Oct 2015, 07:24
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beardy
 
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IF it's a software problem AND it's the same software on both engines I would have expected that to impinge on ETOPs certification since the risk of the second engine doing the same thing is higher than if it were a mechanical (as opposed to design) fault. ETOPs is defined by acceptable risk of the other engine failing within a set time period and whilst demonstrated failure rate is a very good metric it should not, IMHO, be considered in isolation.
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