MORE TAIL-WING FLAWS FOUND IN JETS UNUSUAL METAL SHAVINGS DETECTED IN ASSEMBLIES OF3 PASSENGER PLANES.(TELEGRAPH)

From: The Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA) | Date: February 12, 2000 | Copyright information

At least three more jetliners were found Friday with the same tail-wing problem that has become the focus of the investigation into last week's crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261.

A total of six aircraft, including the plane that crashed Jan. 31, had unusual metal shavings in their tail-wing assemblies, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

The planes grounded Friday belong to Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines, the NTSB said. A day earlier, Alaska ...

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