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This is being done I am told, at the moment selection of the airframes is being done and some are being pushed to the back of the line with the aim of getting airframes returned to service as quickly as posable.
I don't share you optimism that the airframes will simply pass inspection, it seems that most of the airframes will require some work as there seems to be quite a lot of unreported minor damage and minor mechanical problems as result of basic husbandry.
As always there is the unexpected, unrecorded ( or undocumented ) repairs have been found and these have to be investigated to check compliance with approved repair data or if found to be non-compliant re-repaired.
It is the lack of reliable maintenance records that have forced the need for such detailed inspection, someone would do well to find out just how some of the aircraft records went walkabout.
Last edited by A and C; 11th Feb 2016 at 19:51.