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July 13, 2005

NTSB Takes FAA To Task

Seeks Action

Nine years after the in-flight explosion and destruction of TWA flight 800, the NTSB is accusing the FAA of doing little to prevent similar events in the future. All 230 persons on board the aircraft perished when the 747 exploded and fell into the ocean shortly after takeoff on July 17, 1996.

AD NUMBER: 2005-14-02 MANUFACTURER: Empresa SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-14-02 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes.

AD NUMBER: 2005-14-08 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-14-08 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Boeing Model 747-100, -200, -300, and 747SP series airplanes.

AD NUMBER: 2005-14-04 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-14-04 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes.

AD NUMBER: 2005-14-07 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-14-07 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 727, 727C, 727-100, 727-100C, 727-200, and 727-200F series airplanes.

AD NUMBER: 2005-14-06 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-14-06 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 707-300B, -300C, and -400 series airplanes.