Originally Posted by
casper64
I don't know if the other crashed aircraft had the same bearings, but in case it had, then this is taken care of by removing these bearings from service, as the other ones never had an issue. Additional safety on the MGBs that never had an issue in the first place, is then subsequently provided by increasing inspections, reducing lifetime and better chip detectors. This should take care of the problem... again, 100% guarantee? No. But if you want 100% one should just stay where humans belong: with 2 feet on the ground...
I think this could be challenged. ERA stated in their briefing about they court claim against Airbus that they inspected the gearbox on their aircraft and found similar spalling on both types of bearing/gear. I think their is a lot more information to come out before a factual opinion can be formed.