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Old 30th May 2016, 11:06
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AIBN has released photos of all 3 upper ends of the struts showing main pins and nappy pins. They now say that they have all three mounting brackets for the lower ends and we have seen photos of only two, both with main pins and nappy pins.
The front strut is missing a center section, we don't know how long it is.
The answer they gave to the journalist about whether they recovered all pins and bolts is still not 100% clear., at least to me. We know the 12 mount bolts may have been ripped out during the event.
AH suggests that this event it is a strut problem . . .
If AH has seen all 3 brackets and both ends of the strut that broke in 3 pieces then they must have concluded something (with their lawyers of course) that makes them feel the 225 is safe to fly.
A photo of the lower bracket and the remaining lower front strut with any recovered fittings would be a big event but I have limited expectation that they will release that to the public.
It could be a deal breaker IMHO.
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