Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Also the NTSB does have to maintain credibility, in the interest of the big-picture, and shooting from the hip is counter-productive to that.
Nobody died, the recorders were readily recoverable, and there was minimal structural damage to the airframe. If they can’t come out with a mishap report after THIS long, they have no credibility to lose.
There was a 30 day suspense on Class A mishap reports in the USAF. It’s been damn near two years. The flying public has a right and a need to know what the NTSB does know, including any uncertainties and inadequacies of that data.
In the post MCAS world, government agencies electing to just not tell the public about potential safety issues is not a viable plan.