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Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and -11F Airplanes (2002-14-09)
Washington, Usa - To prevent electrical arcing caused by power feeder cable terminal lugs grounding against terminal strip support brackets
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-63-AD; Amendment 39-12809; AD 2002-14-09] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and -11F Airplanes (2002-14-04)
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafing and possible damage to the wiring of the Firex bottle discharge cartridge of the No. 2 engine
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-53-AD; Amendment 39-12804; AD 2002-14-04] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and -11F Airplanes (2002-14-07)
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafing and compression of electrical wiring at the upper track mod blocks on the flight compartment floor beams in the avionics compartment beneath the Captain's and First Officer's seats
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-60-AD; Amendment 39-12807; AD 2002-14-07] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and -11F Airplanes (2002-14-13)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the wire assemblies and damage of a ballast of a light fixture
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-158-AD; Amendment 39-12813; AD 2002-14-13] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and -11F Airplanes (2002-14-12)
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafing of the wiring in a cutout area in the wing fuel control panel due to improperly routed wiring
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-157-AD; Amendment 39-12812; AD 2002-14-12] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and -11F Airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent arcing and heat damage
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-65-AD; Amendment 39-12811; AD 2002-14-11] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent loss of pitch trim command during the takeoff
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-131-AD; Amendment 39-12825; AD 2002-14-25] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Hamilton Sundstrand Power SystemsT-62T series auxiliary power units
Washington, Usa - To replace affected compressor wheels P/N 100636-1
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NE-01-AD; Amendment 39-12830; AD 2002-15-02] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation Model 568F-1 propellers
Washington, Usa - To prevent blade failure due to corrosion-induced fatigue
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NE-02-AD; Amendment 39-12831; AD 2002-15-03] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Fokker airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent takeoff with snow, ice, or frost on the critical surfaces of the airplane
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 98-NM-224-AD; Amendment 39-12827; AD 2002-14-27] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.
Washington, Usa - Model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes, certificated in any category
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-129-AD; Amendment 39-12823; AD 2002-14-23] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pilatus Aircraft
Washington, Usa - To detect and replace defective main landing gear (MLG) assembly bolts that have an improper cadmium plating
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-44-AD; Amendment 39-12822; AD 2002-14-22] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Turbomeca turboshaft engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent uncontainment of the free turbine during an overspeed event
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NE-35-AD; Amendment 39-12826; AD 2002-14-26] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Diamond Aircraft Industries
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct damage in the long aileron push control rods
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-11-AD; Amendment 39-12829; AD 2002-15-01] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationPakistan: first women to be trained to prevent hijackings
Islamabad, Pakistan - They will be on board PIA's aircraft
Eight Pakistani women have been trained to prevent hijackings on PIA's aircraft, Pakistani national air carrier. It is the first time that this kind of activity has been opened to women in the Islamic... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Cessna Model 650 Airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent inadvertent disengagement of the locking mechanism of the side brace mechanism assembly of the left or right main landing gear (MLG)
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-NM-388-AD; Amendment 39-12824; AD 2002-14-24] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationNew York: Delta Airlines uniforms stolen
New York, Usa - Feared to be employed in terrorist attacks
A new theft of flight uniforms happened in New York; the stolen uniforms belongs to Delta Airlines hostesses. Last Sunday, in fact, someone has stolen identity cards, besides uniforms and flight handbooks.... more
Civil aviationUSAF fighters escorted an American Trans Air aircraft at La Guardia airport
New York, Usa - After some passengers started passing notes and changing seats
Because of the sospicious activity of some of the 98 people on board, an American Trans Air Chicago-New York flight has been escorted by two USAF F-16 fighters at the airport of La Guardia in New York.... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Models DG-400 and DG-800A sailplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracks in the propeller mount plate
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-12-AD; Amendment 39-12818; AD 2002-14-18] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing 767-300 airplanes equipped with Rolls Royce RB211-524H series engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent a single failure from resulting in uncommanded deployment of a thrust reverser
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-108-AD; Amendment 39-12802; AD 2002-14-02] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Rockwell Collins Air Data Computers
Washington, Usa - To prevent an unwarranted display of the ADC flag when switching static air sources
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-14-AD; Amendment 39-12819; AD 2002-14-19] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eurocopter EC135 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To detect fatigue cracks in the shaft that could lead to shaft failure
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-SW-15-AD; Amendment 39-12817; AD 2002-14-17] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct as well as to prevent cracks in the spoiler hold-down actuator supports
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-244-AD; Amendment 39-12816; AD 2002-14-16] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationHong Kong airport security agents fired after failing some tests
Hong Kong, China - Aiming to identity potential dangerous people
Some of the Hong Kong airport security staff have been fired for they failed in some tests aiming to identify high risk passengers. The agents in fact have been cheated by some of their colleagues who,... more
Civil aviationWoman forced to remove her artificial legs publicly at airport security checkpoint
Baltimore, Usa - She had permission to accompany her sons to the departure gate
A 44-year-old woman was at Baltimore-Washington international airport not to board a flight but to accompany her sons to the departure gate. She had to pass through security checkpoints anyway and set... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on de Havilland models DHC-2 Mk. I, DHC-2 Mk. II, and DHC-2 Mk. III Airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct corrosion in the mass balance weights at the elevator tip ribs
Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Inc. Models DHC-2 Mk. I, DHC-2 Mk. II, and DHC-2 Mk. III Airplanes 2002-13-08 de Havilland Inc.:... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT8D-200 series turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent critical life-limited rotating engine part failure
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 98-ANE-43-AD; Amendment 39-12797; AD 2002-13-09] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas DC-10s, MD-10s and MD-11s
Washington, Usa - To prevent arcing of connectors of the fuel boost/transfer pump, which could result in a fire or explosion of the fuel tank
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-46-AD; Amendment 39-12798; AD 2002-13-10] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eurocopter EC120B helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent an object from sliding between the canopy and the cabin floor, loss of yaw control, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-SW-68-AD; Amendment 39-12799; AD 2002-13-11] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eurocopter AS332L and AS332L1 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent structural failure of a ski and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-SW-46-AD; Amendment 39-12801; AD 2002-14-01] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationUs House of Representatives votes to allow guns in cockpit
Washington, Usa - To the delight of the pilots and the chagrin of White House
By a vote of 310-113, the US House of Representatives passed a bill allowing airline pilots to arm themselves after undergoing training. The bill had originally called for a pilot program covering 1,400... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on DC-9
Washington, Usa - To prevent arcing or arcing damage to the wiring of the attendants' work light of the aft cabin
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-36-AD; Amendment 39-12800; AD 2002-13-12 ] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA EAD on Bell helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the T/R grip and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Docket No. 2002-SW-21-AD; AD 2002-13-51 E Regulatory Information 2002-13-51 ARROW... more
Civil aviationFAA issued an emergency AD concerning Agusta A109E and A119
Washington, Usa - Failure of a tail rotor blade resulting in a forced auto-rotative landing
Send to all U.S. owners and operators of Agusta S.p.A. Model A109E and A119 helicopters. This Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) is prompted by the failure of a tail rotor blade resulting in a forced... more
Civil aviationNtsb recommends all DC-9 to be inspected
Washington, Usa - Evidence of lavatory rinse fluid contamination
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration requires all DC-9 operators to visually inspect the electrical connectors at fuselage station 237 for evidence... more
Civil aviationUs airlifted 131 Pakistan detainees back home
Washington, Usa - On board of a Portuguese jet
Us department of Justice airlifted back home 131 Pakistan detainees arrested after September 11th terrorist attacks. On board of a Portuguese jet specially charted by the Justice Department, the Pakistani,... more
Civil aviationUs sent Saddam Hussein's stepson back to New Zealand
Washington, Usa - After being arrested last July 3
Mohammad Nour al Din Saffi, the 36 years old stepson of the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who has been arrested July 3 in Miami, two days after he entered the United States via Los Angeles as a tourist,... more
Civil aviationWar against terror: Bush urges Congress to earmark the necessary resources
Washington, Usa - "Further delays are intolerable"
Yesterday Us president George W. Bush urged once more Congress to approve money to support military war against terror as well as to improve airports' security nationwide. "Further delays are intolerable.... more
Civil aviationGunwoman arrested at Amsterdam airport
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - While boarding on a Delta flight heading to US
A woman has been arrested at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport as she tried to board on a Delta Air Lines flight heading to Us carrying a shotgun in her hand luggage. So far Dutch authorities have not yet disclosed... more
Civil aviationHundreds of people gathered to mourn victims of Los Angeles airport shooting
Los Angeles, Usa - El Al's employee Victoria Hen and the diamond dealer Yaakov Aminov
Hundreds of people gathered today in the two synagogues of Los Angeles to mourn the two victims killed at the LAX airport on last July 4 by a fanatic muslim before he himself was shot death by an El Al... more
Civil aviationArmed guards to grant security at Us airports
Washington, Usa - After the shooting at Los Angeles airport
After the shooting occurred last July 4 at the Los Angeles international airport, when a gunman killed two people before being shot dead by a security guard for El Al airline, Washington would likely decide... more
Civil aviationSaddam Hussein's stepson will stay in jail
Washington, Usa - He was arrested because of immigration laws violation
Mohamad Saffi, the 36 years stepson of the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who has been arrested yesterday in Miami as he was trying to enroll to a Floridian flying school, Aeroservice Aviation Center, without... more
Civil aviationShooting at Los Angeles airport
Los Angeles, Usa - 3 dead
Yesterday at Los Angeles international airport, a gunman opened fire at the ticket counter of the Israeli airline El Al, killing two people and injuring four more before an airline security officer shot... more
Civil aviationIndependence Day: Us to celebrate under sever security measures
Washington, Usa - Against the risk of terror attacks
It should have been an absolute day of celebrations, today, July 4th, but this year Americans will celebrate their Independence day under the severe security measures adopted to face potential terror attacks.... more
Civil aviation3 aircraft violated Camp David air space
Washington, Usa - While Bush was present
Last week end, at least three small aircraft, violated Camp David air space, thus forcing Us Air Force's fighters to take off to take care of president Bush security. According to Fbi inquirers, violations... more
Civil aviationBoeing launched its new web site dedicated to aviation safety
Seattle, Usa - www.boeing.com/safety
September 11 changed so radically air safety concept that Boeing, one of world's main aeronautical manufacturers, decided to launch a website entirely dedicated to the issue. On www.boeing.com/safety in... more
Civil aviationSpain: junior minister can order the shooting down of an aircraft in terrorist' hands
Seville, Spain - "Special and temporary" power during EU summit
The Spanish Interior junior minister, Pedro Morenes, has been given the "special and temporary" power to issue an order to shoot down civilian airlines, flown by criminals, that threaten the buildings... more
Civil aviationA Cessna alerted the White House
Washington, Usa - Two F-16s took off to escort the aircraft at Richmond airport
Last night at 8pm (local time) a small aircraft violated White House air space thus alarming authorities who promptly evacuated president Bush's residence for 15 minutes. Two F-16s combat aircraft escorted... more
Civil aviationUs investigators thwarted a potential terror attack
Washington, Usa - By the arrest of the terrorist
Us investigators thwarted a probable terror attack in the Us by capturing its potential executor, an al-Qaeda member. For general attorney John Ashcroft, the man involved, Abdullah Al Mujahir, was building... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus aircraft
USA
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-NM-372-AD; Amendment 39-12752; AD 2002-10-06] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more