Some people fail to realize that; if BP motors are not stored properly they will have issues. Trying to play the blame game doesn't help.
Storage failures are still failures, as are assembly. Tracking those failures can lead to investigation, determination of cause, and remedy.
Is it overkill? Likely. We've all seen motor issues pop up, and they were resolved with a variety of success and professional process. (or lack of in some cases
) But, they're resolved. It's not like there's piles of bad motors lurking out there.
User Error is likely the leading cause of motor failures. However, that's very correctable behavior.... and publicizing those failures better/having users more involved as a group may lead to a better method of educating users. I mean, how many slips of pink paper can Aerotech add before people stop reading them
, and how many chastising Facebook posts do people really read about careful assembly?
I actually suggested making the MESS submission part of the warranty process.
Great minds think alike. Though I admit that logically this is all a mental exercise. The manufacturers don't want any more oversight, they want less. And who's to blame them. Motor issues are generally dealt with based on cost of replacement. It's not a perfect system, but it works and in cases where it doesn't..... Enough antidotal evidence/drag races that go boom and or splat creates enough public pressure to deal with the issue.
The only thing I'd do as fliers, is push for more than replacement during the warranty process. The more costly it is, the more likely they are to try to prevent issues. We lose a lot more than Case and Motor when one blows. If it's from a defect...push for more. Then again....we all know the risks.
If it was an internal system, or we were operating as a single company or entity, MESS would make sense. As it sits, too many moving parts and unwilling participants.
What to do? Launch rockets as we always have. If people want to track it, go for it. If manufacturers don't like the slant public tracking takes...they're welcome to release production data to show the 5 CATOS last week were an anomaly.