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September 23, 2004

Treasures Of A Tragedy Long Ago

Wreckage Found In Grand Canyon Could Be From 1956 Midair

It was June 30, 1956 when a TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collided in the skies over the Grand Canyon. All of the 128 people on board the two aircraft were killed. It was a tragedy of international proportions and it even helped spur the creation of the FAA.

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Sensitivity Turned A Little Too High?

Farsi Handwriting -- On In-Flight Magazine -- Forces Flight Cancellation

Okay, maybe we're a bit over-tweaked here. A Midwest Airlines flight from Milwaukee to San Francisco was canceled Sunday night after a passenger, casually flipping through an in-flight magazine found in the seatback pocket before him, spotted what looked like Arabic handwriting among the pages.

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Working The Really Big Crowds

TSA Pushes New Security Technology at Airport Passenger Checkpoints

In a significant technology advancement, the TSA Wednesday announced the deployment at three additional major airports of a new Explosives Trace Detection Document Scanner that can "sniff" passenger documents such as boarding passes and drivers' licenses for traces of explosives. The airports are Los Angeles International (LAX), New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) and Chicago's O'Hare International (ORD).

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AD: Empresa

AD NUMBER: 2004-19-03 MANUFACTURER: Empresa SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-19-03 SUMMARY: This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain EMBRAER Model EMB-135 and EMB-145 series airplanes, that currently requires revising the airplane flight manual and eventual disconnection of the precooler differential pressure switches.

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AD: McDonnell Douglas

AD NUMBER: 2004-19-05 MANUFACTURER: McDonnell Douglas SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-19-05 SUMMARY: This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and MD-11F airplanes, that currently requires replacing terminal strips and supports above the main cabin area and avionics compartment with new strips and supports, as applicable.

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AD: Bombardier

AD NUMBER: 2004-19-07 MANUFACTURER: Bombardier SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-19-07 SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Bombardier Model DHC-8-102 airplanes, that requires modification of the electrical power circuit.

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AD: Rolls Royce

AD NUMBER: 2004-19-08 MANUFACTURER: Rolls Royce SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-19-08 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent 800 series turbofan engines. This AD requires revising the Time Limits Manual for RR RB211Trent 800 series turbofan engines.

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AD: Rolls Royce

AD NUMBER: 2004-19-04 MANUFACTURER: Rolls Royce SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-19-04 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls- Royce plc (RR) RB211-22B,B211-524, and RB211-535 series turbofan engines. This AD requires revising the Time Limits Manual for RR RB211-22B, RB211-524, and RB211-535 series turbofan engines.

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