328dude
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"I've been watching this story closely, but trying to make sense of what we know so far:
Southwest contacts the FAA and discloses that .006% of the aircraft skin on some older aircraft missed an inspection.
Southwest requests technical guidance on an expedited inspection of the aircraft over a 10 day period from Boeing and the FAA.
Boeing and the FAA agree the timetable for inspections does not pose a safety risk.
Southwest completes the inspections in eight days.
Boeing says Southwest Airlines acted responsibly and at no time were the aircraft operated in an unsafe manner.
NTSB Senior Air Safety Investigator says there was no risk to flying public and operation of aircraft in question was safe.
FAA said the 10 day timetable for inspection was safe and posed no risk.
FAA inspection program that became an AD (airworthiness directive) was based on the successful maintenance practices at Southwest.
Southwest's 37 year record of safety is the best in the airline industry.
A member of congress says that this is most serious lapse in safety in 23 years.
Is the member of congress a crusader looking for a cause? Does the member of congress need to extend an unrelated event in order to support a cause he is crusading for?"
Link to FAA Allegations of Unsafe Maintenace Practices at Northwest Airlines.
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/NWA.pdf
God forbid he investigate the hometown airline. Politics in action.
Southwest contacts the FAA and discloses that .006% of the aircraft skin on some older aircraft missed an inspection.
Southwest requests technical guidance on an expedited inspection of the aircraft over a 10 day period from Boeing and the FAA.
Boeing and the FAA agree the timetable for inspections does not pose a safety risk.
Southwest completes the inspections in eight days.
Boeing says Southwest Airlines acted responsibly and at no time were the aircraft operated in an unsafe manner.
NTSB Senior Air Safety Investigator says there was no risk to flying public and operation of aircraft in question was safe.
FAA said the 10 day timetable for inspection was safe and posed no risk.
FAA inspection program that became an AD (airworthiness directive) was based on the successful maintenance practices at Southwest.
Southwest's 37 year record of safety is the best in the airline industry.
A member of congress says that this is most serious lapse in safety in 23 years.
Is the member of congress a crusader looking for a cause? Does the member of congress need to extend an unrelated event in order to support a cause he is crusading for?"
Link to FAA Allegations of Unsafe Maintenace Practices at Northwest Airlines.
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/NWA.pdf
God forbid he investigate the hometown airline. Politics in action.
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