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Old 2nd Sep 2015, 06:30
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.Let's not forget, amongst all the wild theories of "other scrap B777 components" being the source of the flaperon - that a total of 1320 B777's (all variants) have been built to July 2015, and only 5 hull losses have been incurred by this model.
At least 3 ADs about attachement issues were released.483 B777 are affected by this one only:

http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAD.nsf/0/eb53c736eb04bcb4862570d900590daf/$FILE/2005-25-24.pdf

A worn attachement might lead to damage due to vibration or overload of a flaperon.
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