Originally Posted by
Lead Balloon
That does not make one iota of sense to me. Why would the ATSB remove a part out in the bush rather than in the controlled environment of its 'bat cave'. What was the advantage or necessity of removing a part in situ?
Nonetheless, that's a much better explanation - if true - than the alternative.
That's probably because you would rather believe the engineers didn't torque the prop nuts correctly, your dislike of the workers is well known.