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I disagree. The owner should be able to get them repaired without needing the manufacturer to approve.


If the Manufacturer doesn't put security systems in place, situations like this are more likely

https://news.sky.com/story/fraud-officers-arrest-one-in-dawn...

> "The company supplies engine parts to several major airlines in the UK and abroad.

> In August. the Civil Aviation Authority announced it was investigating the same company for the "supply of a large number of suspect unapproved parts"."


This wasn't a security system it was a straight up fiddle. The fact it was undocumented is the real tell.


It was a Security System, they were even told the trains are blocked because of a security system...

  > "Newag explains that the trains were blocked by a "security system" - but there is no mention of it in the 20,000 pages of the manual."
In my experience, It's more common for Security Systems to be un-documented than it is for them to be documented...




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