On Jun 25, 8:48*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
a writes:
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'.

Incorrect assembly is a defect.

Now for your assumption and allegation to be correct you'll simply
have to provide some evidence the part in question was incorrectly
torqued and shimmed to the next assembly up by the Italian firm.

Based on the facts presented, that the part that had been incorrectly
mated to the fuselage was manufactured in Italy is what would be
called in a logic class incidental and gratuitous information. Such
information in academic settings is often used as a red herring, a
device to mislead. I'm surprised you made the unsupported assumptions
you did. .