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Re:Rudder issue that plagued the Boeing 737 throughout the 1... by hhmc on Thursday March 14, 2019 @03:34PM (#19392733)
Is that 10^-6 figure is for any sort of accident, or just catastrophic ones?
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Re:Rudder issue that plagued the Boeing 737 throughout the 1... by marcosdumay on Thursday March 14, 2019 @05:31PM (#19393988)
It is called "accident" is when there is severe damage to the airplane or fatality. In aviation, the other are called "incident" when there is some damage, or merely "occurrence". But that last one is overloaded with way too many meanings.
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