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Word: proce (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Bond reassuringly maintained that we have worked out strict measures to as sure that such a crash cannot occur again." Federal investigators blame American Airlines' maintenance proce dures for contributing to the disaster which was the worst in U.S. airline history. TIME has learned that the plane's No. 1 engine mount was weakened be cause of a short cut taken by mechanics in March. While they were doing routine maintenance work on the plane, they low ered engine No. 1 and its pylon, weighing a total of 18,500 Ibs., from the wing by a hydraulic forklift...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Up, Up and Away | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

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