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Old 7th Oct 2019, 11:43
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Replacing cracked 'pickle forks' with new, but identical, forgings just kicks the problem down the road. Presumably, the replacement forgings have the same weakness, and will have a tendency to crack in the same way, so the part will need to be re-designed and re-manufactured, to stop the problem for the longer term. Those aircraft that have the forging replaced now may have to do it all again when better forgings are available.
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