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Old 17th Apr 2017, 08:12
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Lead Balloon
 
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Very different circumstances, I would have thought.

No hull loss, no loss of life and no physical injuries (although there is scope for PTSD-type claims). The strong suggestion is that the failure was caused by a random fatigue-related or manufacture defect-related failure unconnected with departures from normal operating procedures.

Therefore, it seems to me that there is little motivation for a 'shaft the pilot' whitewash and little prospect of it being successful even if it were attempted.

Maybe a rearguard skirmish between the manufacturer and the maintenance organisation, but unless there are specific inspection and NDI procedures for the component that were overlooked by the maintenance organisation, I doubt whether this could successfully be pinned on the maintenance organisation.
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