Erroneous row-lines in application server file

Hello,
There are some erroneous row-lines in application server file. Some part of data is repeating on a single line. I could not able to figure out if this is new record or part of same line. I have checked the code. Internal table is correctly written on application server using TRANSFER statement.
This problem is occurring only in Production environment as per description. So, I am not able to simulate the case in development environment.
When I downloaded file into notepad I get following text on single line:-
7411NC00101 GASNW 49223004 ESSENT NETWERK NOORD (GAS) GASNW 49223004 ESSENT NETWERK NOORD (GAS) 871694840014102760
Correct record should be:-
7411NC00101 GASNW 49223004 ESSENT NETWERK NOORD (GAS) 871694840014102760
Can anyone please suggest me possible causes of the problem?
Thanks in advance,
Minal

Hi,
Just check the code in debugging where the "GASNW 49223004 ESSENT NETWERK NOORD (GAS)" portion is generated and written to text area. This is happening because of the loop or not refreshing the variables.
With regards,
Sunil

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