> Unquestioned. Nobody is permitted to ask the engineer “why did you extend the deadline?” after-the-fact. This sounds like dogma first, safety second. Suppos

> Unquestioned. Nobody is permitted to ask the engineer “why did you extend the deadline?” after-the-fact. This sounds like dogma first, safety second. Suppose an engineer at Moeing (a hypothetical aerospace company with a strong engineering and safety culture) said “we’re going to delay the first shipment of these airplanes,” then they shipment should be delayed and the design reviewed. But this review should absolutely include understanding why the engineer wants to delay shipments! And an attempt to understand how to improve the airplane and how to improve the process to reduce the chance of this happening again.