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Old 4th Dec 2015, 00:12
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wondrousbitofrough
 
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I also see engineers (some at least) who try repeated resets or re-racks to try and resolve an issue. Some engineers seem also to be convinced that there is an indication problem, and are unwilling to consider that a component change may be necessary.

To some degree manufacturers have contributed to this, with most trouble-shooting carried out by computer.

What I found particularly scary in this report was the revelation that the fault had been reported 23 times, but no-one considered any "fix" other than a system reset.
I have no idea of the company's engineering structure but this is where a team of defect analysts can be useful, where they review a set of repetitive defects and recommend action taken.

My opinion is that there is a poor culture evident, if it doesn't deter pilots resetting cb's relating to flight controls, and it doesn't look further into the cause of repetitive defects.
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