A big factor in the AirAsia crash was no oversight in general and in this case, this particular reoccurring defect that just kept getting penned off with resets for months and months.
This is virtually Adam Air all over again; for those that don't remember
https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Final_r...t_574_disaster
Adam Air re-racked the faulty IRS multiple times..........but recorded the IRS as having been "replaced". A form of creative writing......
One of the ongoing issues in Indonesia is a lack of experienced and qualified inspectors within their regulator. They don't know what they don't know.
This is not unique to Indonesia.
Unfortunately Joe Public cannot see past the cheap fares.