Originally Posted by
StayingHomeIsBetter
Correct... ALL issues cannot be avoided.
But... ANY issue can be made less likely to occur through an appropriate preventive maintenance and quality assurance program.
I agree with the posters who assert that the delay was not caused by extraordinary circumstances.
And if DL was following the recommended maintenance of Boeing, the engine manufacturer, the avionics manufacturer, etc., I suggest they did all they reasonably could do - as called for by the experts in those systems.
We'll need to see some cases be tested before implementation of the law is clear.