“EASA wants the wiring fixed before a return to service, but Boeing and the FAA say the issue isn’t that urgent.”
Questions for EASA:
Is this wiring issue urgent enough to order the immediate grounding of all of the non-MAX 737s that exhibit it?
If yes, then why have you not done that? If no, then why is the FAA’s position unreasonable?
Once again the mindless bureaucrats have come to our rescue. Don’t worry we are from the (fill in the blanks) government and we are here to help you.
THE AIRCRAFT MECHANIC’S CREED
“UPON MY HONOR, I swear that I shall hold in sacred trust the rights and privileges conferred upon me as a certified mechanic. Knowing full well that the safety and lives of others are dependent upon my skill and judgment, I shall never knowingly subject others to risks which I would not be willing to assume for myself, or for those dear to me.
IN DISCHARGING this trust, I pledge myself never to undertake work or approve work which I feel to be beyond the limits of my knowledge nor shall I allow any non-certified superior to persuade me to approve aircraft or equipment as airworthy against my better judgment, nor shall I permit my judgment to be influenced by money or other personal gain, nor shall I pass as airworthy aircraft or equipment about which I am in doubt either as a result of direct inspection or uncertainty regarding the ability of others who have worked on it to accomplish their work satisfactorily.
I REALIZE the grave responsibility which is mine as a certified airman, to exercise my judgment on the airworthiness of aircraft and equipment. I, therefore, pledge unyielding adherence to
these precepts for the advancement of aviation and for the dignity vocation.”
Jerry Lederer
Founder, Flight Safety Foundation