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Old 7th Jun 2012, 11:30
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That's the current inspection/repair for the cracked rib brackets but this is reality. They check em and find so many cracked. They fix em and close up the tank. They come back a couple of years later and same problem. This new aircraft that requires less maintenance already has major flaws developing that require ongoing timely inspections or one major mod.

Not aware of a permanent solution yet but I have heard 8-12 week job assuming that fix is just replace all 2000 rib brackets per aircraft.
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