Originally Posted by
kiwi grey
9% pickle fork cracking in the fleet of an airline with a reputation for good maintenance and well-trained pilots, and a fleet that by and large flies in very benign weather conditions. This should be one of the 'best' fleets from the wear and tear point of view, but 9% have cracks in their pickle forks.
This is really quite alarming
Virgin australia has also inspected their planes, dunno how many, but they found no issues