Originally Posted by
Sliceback
It had passed the ETOPS process. Plenty of items are scheduled to be removed or replaced in x hours or are on 'watch' lists (TAC? Trend Analysis C__ (Condition?)??). It's happened before, flights have left, and never made the news.
For ETOPS, I might not be comfortable with "Ops check Sat, could not duplicate" regarding engine stability or fuel flow.
My shop has removed airplanes with mystery gremlins from over water ops.