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On January 16, 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency airworthiness directive ordering all U.S.-based airlines to ground their Boeing 787s until yet-to-be-determined modifications were made to the electrical system to reduce the risk of the battery overheating or catching fire. [26]
Federal Aviation Administration chief Mike Whitaker said the plan is comprehensive and includes encouraging Boeing employees to speak up about safety concerns. “This is a guide for a new way for ...
Take, for example, the tragic crashes of two Boeing 737 MAX aircraft a few months apart in 2018 and 2019. A key aviation engineering principle is that safety-critical systems cannot have a single ...
In light of the engine fire, the UK aviation safety agency has asked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the US to take action against Boeing to improve the safety of the 767 fleet ...
On 20 August 2007 the Boeing 737-809 (WL) aircraft operating the flight caught fire and exploded after landing and taxiing to the gate area at Naha Airport. Four people—three from the aircraft and one ground crew—sustained injuries in the accident. The fire had been caused by a loose bolt puncturing a fuel tank. The aircraft was written off ...
The aftermath of the fire onboard Air Canada Flight 797. In aviation, an in-flight fire is a type of aviation accident where an aircraft catches on fire in-flight. They are considered one of the most dangerous hazards in aviation, with a report from the British Civil Aviation Authority showing that after a fire on an aircraft starts, flight crews only have on average 17 minutes to land their ...
Planemaker Boeing BA.N and the Federal Aviation Administration are participating, NTSB said. Moments after landing the plane burst into flames (South Korean National Fire Agency/AFP/Getty) Experts ...
The aircraft was leaking fuel shortly before it caught fire, according to the pilots of an aircraft that was following Flight 405. [2] All 101 passengers and crew evacuated the aircraft. Of the occupants onboard, 17 passengers and 5 crew members were taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries.