The Federal Aviation (FAA) (Washington has ordered U.S. airlines to inspect or replace cockpit windows on more than 1,200 Boeing 757s, 767s and 777s to prevent possible cracking or fire due to loose wires in an electrical deicing system.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Washington) recently discovered structural cracks on three Boeing 767s of American Airlines, according to the Wall Street Journal.
American Airlines disputed the number.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Washington) is expected to issue a new safety directive as early as tomorrow (April 26) that requires inspections of the mechanisms that control part of the elevators on about 125 on some of Boeing’s 737 aircraft, according to the Wall Street Journal and this Reuters report.
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Washington) has issued a final airworthiness directive calling on operators of more than 100 US-registered Boeingย 777s to update the software in the aircraft’s three autopilot flight director computers by the end of June to prevent possible rejected takeoffs (RTOs) and poor single-engine climb performance.
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Office of Special Counsel (Washington) stated yesterday (March 18) Southwest Airlines failed to complete certain required maintenance involving rivets around the window frames of 55 of itsย Boeingย 737 aircraft, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing the counsel’s documents.
Southwest voluntarily disclosed the information to a senior FAA inspector who was also a supervisor in the local office charged with overseeing the airline, the Journal stated.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Washington) yesterday (March 18) on proposed a second fine in a week of $300,000 againstย American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth)ย for alleged maintenance violations according to Reuters.
The FAA alleged American mechanics misdiagnosed a problem with the heater on an McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) air speed sensor in 2009 that should have restricted when the plane could fly.ย Instead, the work was deferred and the aircraft flew five regularly scheduled flights before the mistake was corrected.
Last week, the FAA proposed a $787,500 fine against American for three alleged maintenance violations that occurred in 2008 and 2009.
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finance.yahoo.com/news/FAA-proposes-300000-fine-rb-2816553015.html?x=0&.v=1
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Washington) late yesterday fixed its computer problems which caused major delay problems, especially at the world’s largest hub at Atlanta.
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Federal Aviation Administration-FAA (Washington) has revoked the pilot licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew their destination. The FAA used strong language in condemning the actions of the two pilots. The FAA stated they operated the aircraft in a “wreckless manner” and a “total dereliction” of their duties. The pilots can appeal the decision.
News link:
www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idCNN2726546520091027?rpc=44
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is experimenting with a new system that does not include radar. The testbed is the Colorado area. The new system uses 20 sensors clustered around four airports within the Rockies. The sensors monitor radio broadcasts from the aircraft. By measuring minute differences in the time it takes for the broadcasts to reach the various sensors, as slim as 10 billionths of a second, computers can determine the location, said Ken Tollstam, vice president of Sensis, which built the devices.
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www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091011/BREAKING/91011053?source=rss_breaking
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Washington) has ordered U.S. airlines (Northwest Airlines/Delta Air Lines and US Airways) to replace the A330/A340 Thales Avionics pitot tube sensors (there are currently no A340s being operated by a U.S. carrier). However a probable cause for the Air France A330 crash in the Atlantic Ocean still has not yet been determined.
News link:
www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/09/03/us.air.safety/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
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