Word: twa
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Seattle, we have a problem?. Last week Continental Airlines mechanics found that fuel leaks in a wing tank had turned a Boeing 737 into a TWA 800 waiting to happen. The FAA ordered a nationwide check of the first two generations of the popular airliner, and after 14 further cases of dangerous wear in wires near fuel tanks were found in older 737s, the federal body yesterday grounded all 737-100s operating in the U.S. Experts believe that the problem is caused by engine vibrations on older versions...
...will be left stranded by the order as airlines, caught off guard, scramble for parts to rewire the 179 Boeing 737-100s still operating in the U.S. Airlines were also given two weeks to investigate similar problems in 737-200s. So while the reasons for the TWA 800 explosion may remain shrouded in mystery, on one score there's no doubt: The tragedy has certainly made flying a lot safer...
Nearly two years ago TWA Flight 800 exploded and fell from the sky off of the coast of Long Island, N.Y. Investigators have since pointed to faulty wiring in the plane's fuel tank but have yet to find conclusive evidence of what caused the crash...
...military reports, a 1988 Air Force Studyand the other a $35 million three-year Pentagoninvestigation, have studied the effects of EMI onaircraft. Yet, findings remain classified, withaccess denied to both the public and NTSBinvestigators of TWA Flight...
...article, Scarry cites evidence ofmilitary activity the night of Flight 800's crash.Planes take the route Flight 800 was flying,referred to as the "Betty route," when militaryexercises force the closing of air space locatedover Long Island in areas adjacent to TWA 800'sflight path...