No margin?
Not exactly: The required load (before breaking) "margin" was 1.50 times design loads, but they didn't quite get there.
Surprised the EU is going to regulate EVERYTHING (including outdoor sports, the number of eggs in a carton, and the size of wineglasses... but will "accept" a structural airplane test that came close but still DIDN'T meet specs.
I'd think they would have to repeat the test on a new wing.
Check post #35. Per the regs, the 1.50 was a "must have" and Airbus tried to go with no margin over that. So they failed with "no margin" per spec.
I understand what you're saying, but there is more than one margin in play here.
Yep, they'll need to design, build, and test a whole new fuselage/wing assembly... Poor Airbus... heh.