Originally Posted by
goaround2000
From the article:
Numbers like this do not support your theory of a "hiccup" in the system. Furthermore, what you're saying is that because the system is so complex that it's ok if things "fall through the cracks"...hey, it's only people right? Your statement is exactly how management would want to sweep this under the rug.
So, how is it that many other CRJ and ERJ operators subject to the same inspections and AD's can adhere to regulatory compliance and CHQ can't? Or better yet, how much money did Bedford save by looking the other way in relation to the FAA fines?
You get the picture, I give you an A for effort, but no one is buying it.
I don't think he was trying to say it was OK or that it was excusable, I just think he was trying to say it was not intentional. There are some pilots who want to believe that maintenance and management is all a giant global conspiracy to screw with them.
I think he was just trying to say that it is a complex system, that it is simple to miss things, and that often it is a simple paperwork problem rather than someone trying to save money by not turning a wrench.