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The crack found in the failed stabiliser after the accident was thought by investigators unlikely to have been detectable using normal testing means, such as fluorescent dye. It was also thought that the crack had been present for at least 6,000 flight hours before the accident, and before the aircraft had been acquired by Dan-Air from Pan Am. | The crack found in the failed stabiliser after the accident was thought by investigators unlikely to have been detectable using normal testing means, such as fluorescent dye. It was also thought that the crack had been present for at least 6,000 flight hours before the accident, and before the aircraft had been acquired by Dan-Air from Pan Am. | ||
Inspections of the Boeing 707-300 fleet, made as a result of the crash, found another 38 aircraft with similar cracks.<ref name= | Inspections of the Boeing 707-300 fleet, made as a result of the crash, found another 38 aircraft with similar cracks.<ref name=Cheney>[http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/publications/tp185-2-07-maintenance-3674.htm "Ageing Airplane Rulemaking", Blake Cheney (Acting Manager, Domestic Regulations, Regulatory Standards, Aircraft Certification, Civil Aviation, Transport Canada)] retrieved 28 August 2012 {{Wayback|df=yes|url=http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/publications/tp185-2-07-maintenance-3674.htm|date =20131224175844}}</ref> | ||
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