Originally Posted by
Heathrow Harry
Regretfully totally well and sane pilots regulary do soemthing stupid or ill advised - teh accident reports are littered with them
Yes and the accident reports are also littered with maintenance errors by seemingly qualified persons too.
Unfortunately, it would appear that there were many stupid/ill advised actions in regards to this from seemingly well-qualified and experienced people - from the DA authorisation, the permit renewal, lack of risk assessments, possible engine issues previously etc