Bribery Charges Fly As Fatal Crash Reveals Tangled Web Of False
Documents, Smuggled Goods
An Antonov An-12 cargo plane crashed Saturday afternoon in
Uganda, killing pilot Vladimir Emelyanov, co-pilot Vitaly
Smetankiy, and four other crew members: Mikhail Matvyeev, Alexandr
Bitkin, Alexandr Miebvrbev, and Andrei Morozov. All of the victims
are Russians. But while investigators from Uganda's Civil Aviation
Authority continue to examine the wreckage of the ex-military cargo
plane, the Ugandan press has been more interested in what the plane
was doing -- and the wide discrepancy between that and what it was
supposed to be doing.
The TSA Invites The Public To Say Good Things About The Agency.
Silence Follows
What would it do to your self-esteem if your "I Love Me" wall
was bare? You know about "I love me walls," right? It's where you
hang diplomas, certificates, medals, trophies, and who knows
what-all else. It's good for your fragile ego, they say.
Imagine flying as a passenger from London to New York and
getting about halfway across the pond when you realize the aircraft
is turning back. Perhaps there's an announcement -- perhaps not.
Now picture the reason is a passenger on board deemed a security
risk. If you know you're turning back, he probably knows your
turning back. Does that make this person more of a risk?
AD NUMBER: 2005-01-15
MANUFACTURER: Rolls Royce
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-01-15
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing
airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent
875, 877, 884, 892, 892B, and 895 series turbofan engines with
certain part number (P/N) low pressure compressor (LPC) fan blades
installed. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive
ultrasonic inspections of the fan blade dovetail roots.
AD NUMBER: 2005-01-13
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-01-13
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 767-300 series airplanes.
This AD requires repetitive functional tests and repetitive
replacements of the auxiliary power unit (APU) and engine fire
shutoff switches.
AD NUMBER: 94-01-10R2
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 94-01-10 R2
SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an existing
airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 757-200 and
-200PF series airplanes. That AD currently requires inspections,
adjustments, and functional checks of the engine thrust reverser
system; and modification of the engine thrust reverser directional
control valve.
AD NUMBER: 2005-01-16
MANUFACTURER: Rolls Royce
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-01-16
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing
airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent
768-60, Trent 772-60, and Trent 772B-60 turbofan engines with low
pressure compressor (LPC) fan blade part numbers FK22580, FK23411,
FK25441, and FK25968 installed.
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