I think that is our precise concern on page 7, tab 7, which was borne out with Southwest and borne out in the case of Cougar. Airlines make mistakes. Airlines are under tremendous cost pressure. The regulator needs to be able to go in there to make sure that things are fine.
In the case of Southwest, it was an inspector doing a midnight inspection on an aircraft who looked up and saw a crack, even though Southwest's paperwork with his manager was perfectly in order.So the manager thought--the FAA thought--everything was fine. The paperwork was fine; it later turned out he was a little too friendly with Southwest. The inspector got death threats and had to whistle-blow. I think this is an incredible case--