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Southwest grounds two 737NG due to cracked pickle forks
Pickle forks are supposed to last the life of the plane, and now there's a 5% early failure rate. This is terrible news for Southwest and other carriers that are heavily invested in 737's. (komonews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I'm not too familiar with maintenance of aircraft, so I initially thought this was satire and they were referring to eating utensils.
Someone’s in a pickle over this......
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Betting that the FAA will require much more frequent checks of the PF's even after this initial emergency AD.
ANY crack is a propagating defect and on a primary wing structure is damn important, it can be the result of several things, improper material, improper heat treat, improper installation. cracks in Aluminum aircraft structure are not unusual but they never heal themselves and the AD was called for.
probably due to excessive loads on landing...
Or braking ; )