AD NUMBER: 2009-06-02
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2009-06-02
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-100, 747-100B,747-100B SUD,
747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747-400, 747SR, and 747SP
series airplanes.
CDC Contacting Others Aboard March 10 FRA-DTW Flight
The Centers for Disease Control is working to contact 17
passengers onboard a Northwest Airlines flight earlier this month,
after one of their seatmates was found to have tuberculosis.
While touring the European Aeronautic Defense and Space
manufacturing plant in Toulouse, France last month, a delegation
from Dubai-based Emirates Airlines reportedly gave Airbus officials
a laundry list of defects found throughout the carrier's fledgling
fleet of A380 superjumbos.
Bensonville Village President Geils Rails Against Challenger
Soto, Mayor Daley
A letter from the Chicago and Cook County Building and
Construction Trades Council recently sent to voters in DuPage
County has called on union members to support the candidacy of
Frank Soto for Village President of Bensenville. In something of an
odd campaign strategy, the letter criticized current Village
President John Geils for opposing the O'Hare Modernization Program
(OMP)... which critics say has taken a heavy toll on the Chicago
suburb.
Engine Inspection Reveals Damage Consistent With Similar
Incidents
Runway debris sucked into the engine of an American Airlines
MD-83 during takeoff may have been the cause of the subsequent
failure of one of the plane’s engines, the airline said.
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