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Old Jan 8, 2014 | 7:18 pm
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Originally Posted by trooper
This seems a little strange to me..

I thought fatigue/wear was more a CYCLES problem (Take off and landings)

Seems crazy to allow , say, a 737 to operate for 15 years at "Southwest" cycle rates.... but to ground a long haul a/c that has had a much "gentler" existence...
You are correct from an engineering standpoint. High-cycle fatigue is the enemy of aircraft, much more so than anything arising purely as a function of time. However, I doubt whoever made this decision was thinking about engineering.
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