Originally Posted by
Twist & Shout
HC
I think we are having parallel arguments, rather than totally disagreeing with each other.
We both agree, that we wouldn't like to fly (in) a machine that has a known fault. A fault that can't be mitigated or compensated for.
Personally, after what has been claimed by AH up to now, I'm disinclined to believe anything they say, especially in regards a "fix". Apparently within 24hrs of the Norwegian tragedy, there was "no problem" that wasn't "caused by maintenance issues". Disgraceful.
Once the problem has been fixed, and scrutinized by an independent authority, Ill happily fly the Super Doopa Puma again.
The EADS requirement to only fly with the non occurrence type of planetary must have provided a large number of components that can be analysed. What we have here is a specific failure mode not yet fully understood. We still have no idea whether this is a design issue, some type of manufacturing problem or a couple of one off unique occurrences such as the truck accident story. And that's the problem - we can't restore confidence until we know definitively why this happened. Premature statements from the manufacturer and some unfortunate
PR hasn't helped. If it turns out the design itself is safe the public will require an explanation they can understand clear and simple. Hopefully the recent discovery of additional parts will help this happen.