| 21. | The board said GE CF6 engines may experience fatigue cracks on an internal rotor, which could lead to engine failure.
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| 22. | The report concluded that fatigue cracks had developed through most of the steering column at the point where it had broken.
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| 23. | It was discovered that a number of fatigue cracks had formed on the aircraft's wings due to improper and shoddy maintenance.
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| 24. | Titanium reacts with air when melted, which creates impurities which can initiate fatigue cracks like that found in the crash disk.
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| 25. | Bender's sanding would have dramatic repercussions in a subsequent blade inspection in which an ultrasonic beam was used to detect fatigue cracks.
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| 26. | The investigation revealed a fatigue crack 7 / 8 inch long and 3 / 32 inch deep at the point of detachment.
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| 27. | People would be horrified to know it, but in just about every jumbo jet that you fly on there are fatigue cracks present.
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| 28. | The bang was the result of the two fuse pins attaching engine three to the right wing failing due to microscopic fatigue cracks.
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| 29. | Last month the FAA ordered inspections of 1, 000 aging Boeing 727s for skin joint fatigue cracks, a problem first noticed at Delta.
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| 30. | Unlike drill riveting, the imperfect nature of the hole created by punch riveting may cause the start of fatigue cracks around the rivet.
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