Europrop boss reveals origins of A400M engine crisis

Europrop boss reveals origins of A400M engine crisis

"For a time we didn't realise that we had an issue," says Durham. "Functionally, there was not a problem with the software." He says the problem arose from having to demonstrate traceability with the European Aviation Safety Agency. A review performed in mid-2008 determined that "everything worked", he says, "but we couldn't show that line through. So we had to go back to the beginning."