737NGs have cracked 'pickle forks' after finding several in the jets.

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Originally Posted by meleagertoo

Despite several thousand hours on the NG I have never heard of pickle forks and the OP's link doesn't work.

Anyone care to explain?

The link works for me.

"A pickle fork is the part that helps attach a plane's fuselage to its wing structure. It helps manage the stress, torque and aerodynamic forces that bend the connection between the wings and the body of the jet.

Engineers design pickle forks to last the lifetime of the plane, more than 90,000 landings and takeoffs, a term known as "flight cycles" in the aviation industry, without developing cracks. There could be dire results if the pickle fork system on the jet fails in flight."