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Old Aug 3, 2023 | 8:45 am
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The exact same circumstances, with virtually identical damage in the same spot, have befallen 767-300s at all stages of life, from first revenue flight (Skyservice at PUJ 2000) to one year in service (Alitalia at EWR 1997) to nine years in service (ANA at NRT 2012) to 26 years (Atlas at PSM 2018... repaired) to this most recent one at 32 years. Plenty of other examples but this is just a representative selection.

Suffice to say, age of the airframe and metal fatigue is not a substantial factor given the multiple-G forces at play here.

Originally Posted by enviroian
Will this be the FO's first and last time flying a 767?
Not the first time (this FO has ~200h in type).

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