I apologise for the tread creep here...but for the sake of accurate recording of history...
I agree that CV880's memory of the L-1011 Narita hard landing repair involving a wing splice to replace the broken rear spar rather than a full wing change is correct. A tremendous feat of engineering considering it was accomplished far away from the manufacturers jigs.
And yes I agree that the roll trim was mis-rigged to compensate for a wing low flying characteristic that the aircraft demonstrated after repair. However, the mis-rigged roll trim was only good for a certain speed range and the maintenance log advised that additional trim was required at speeds of above 300 KIAS?
And perhaps CV880 remembers the depressurization on the flight back from Japan as well?
