On Jun 25, 6:21*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Flaps_50! writes:
Where in the article does it say the Italian parts are substandard? As
I read it it's an assembly problem (shimming and bolt torque) which
takes place in the US...

Yes. The defects are in the assembly, not the hardware itself (as I understood
the article). Thus, unqualified or careless workers, inadequate QC, etc.,
which, unfortunately, is exactly what I'd expect from an average Italian
supplier.

The article says nothing about defects in the unit assembled in Italy.
It does say the issue is associated with how it had been attached,
torqued, and shimmed to the correct position when it had been attached
to the 'next assembly up'.