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...lack of effort. Seasoned NTSB investigators, who relish the opportunity to leave their offices behind, are working around the clock - spending the days searching through wreckage, not stopping for food or rest. Like all detective work, fresh evidence is the best and NTSB staffers move relentlessly in the first few hours and days after an accident. Evenings are spent sharing information with colleagues and outside experts - like specialists from the airplane's manufacturer, Airbus, and representatives from American Airlines - who can offer their own guidance and experience...
...Eyewitnesses and 587's pilots knew there was something very strange going on as the aircraft rolled down the runway at John F. Kennedy Airport Monday morning. The NTSB's George Black said the plane was "wobbly." That, pilots will tell you, is not a word you ever want associated with an aircraft of any size - at any speed...
...Because the government does not yet consider this a criminal matter, the NTSB is the lead investigative agency. Early indications indicate that the pilot did not report any trouble before the crash. Eyewitnesses say that pieces of the plane's engine and wing landed separately from the rest of the aircraft, an indication that the plane was breaking up before it hit the ground. The FBI told the Associated Press there was some evidence of explosions on the plane, but no confirmation is available...
...There are some 1,400 CF6 engines in use worldwide on planes including Boeing 747s, 767s and Airbus 300s, and there are four thousand CF6-equipped airplane takeoffs each day. It's a common engine, but it has had problems. In a sternly worded report last December, the NTSB warned that the CF6 engines presented a potentially "catastrophic" threat. The NTSB recommended to the FAA that it take action, including a review of the design of the engine's high pressure turbine disc because of a number of dangerous incidents in the past few years...
...allegations against Evergreen, which has never been implicated in a major crash, may point to a wider problem in aviation maintenance. Just last week the NTSB announced that it would hold a public hearing on the crash last year of an Emery Worldwide Airlines DC-8 cargo plane near Rancho Cordova, Calif., and that the work by a third party has been a focus of that investigation. The NTSB's John Goglia, a trained mechanic and a 35-year aviation-industry veteran, is concerned about some statistics that show an increase in serious accidents with maintenance as the primary cause...