Status of B767 engine pylon inspections
Jul 24, 2010 | 1:21 pm
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Status of B767 engine pylon inspections
This story broke 3 days ago:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-0...-faa-says.html
The AA forum has a thread, but this avid searcher couldn't find one here. Has United completed the inspections? Any impact on operations? Should I pack a parachute on my UA953 tonight? Inquiring minds, etc.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-0...-faa-says.html
The AA forum has a thread, but this avid searcher couldn't find one here. Has United completed the inspections? Any impact on operations? Should I pack a parachute on my UA953 tonight? Inquiring minds, etc.
Jul 24, 2010 | 1:33 pm
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Am I missing something? The article says nothing about immediate inspections:
"Inspections must be conducted after 8,000 flights rather than 10,000 as now required, and the examinations must be done within 400 flights, or 90 days, whichever occurs later, the Federal Aviation Administration said today in a statement."
"Inspections must be conducted after 8,000 flights rather than 10,000 as now required, and the examinations must be done within 400 flights, or 90 days, whichever occurs later, the Federal Aviation Administration said today in a statement."
Jul 24, 2010 | 1:48 pm
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ne-pylons.html
Note this thread was started a month ago
and on another online group
http://www.wings900.com/vb/1-1-civil...67-cracks.html
Jul 24, 2010 | 2:20 pm
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CNN claims that United flies some of the affected planes.
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/0...S%3A+Travel%29
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/0...S%3A+Travel%29
Jul 24, 2010 | 2:23 pm
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Jul 25, 2010 | 5:00 pm
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