[Steely Tom]

"Additional cracks have been found and we are working closely on this issue with EASA," an Airbus spokesman said. "They do not affect safe operation of the aircraft."

Of course they don't. Why, our research even indicates that cracks in major structural elements of passenger aircraft, just a few years into their expected decades-long service life, actually enhances passenger safety.

[Kirkwood]

So the cracks affect the unsafe operation of the aircraft.

[TNoldman]

Crack is a great stress reliever - until it breaks!