WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to keep secret from travelers its vast records on where and how often commercial planes are damaged by hitting flying birds. The government agency argued that some carriers and airports would stop reporting incidents for fear the public would misinterpret the data and hold it against them. The reporting is voluntary because the FAA rejected a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation 10 years ago to make it mandatory.
US Airways Flight 739 from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh turned back shortly after takeoff yesterday as a precaution following a bird strike. The plane carrying 140 passengers and five crew members made a normal landing upon its return to Philadelphia International Airport and taxied the passengers back to the gate to await another plane, US Airways spokesman Andrew Christie said. There were no injuries.
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain CFM International, S.A. model CFM56-5B series turbofan engines. This AD was prompted by a normal quality sampling at CFM International, S.A. that isolated a production batch of fan blades with nonconforming geometry of mid-span shroud tips of the fan blades. This AD requires removing from service certain serial number (S/N) fan blades. We are issuing this AD to prevent an inflight shutdown (IFSD) of one or more engines following foreign object damage (FOD) or a bird strike.
By Cindy Clayton and Debbie Messina The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Pam Small, +1-386-226-6157, pamela.small@erau.edu, or Bob Ross, +1-386-226-6198, robert.ross@erau.edu, both of Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-76C helicopters. This proposed AD is prompted by a bird-strike to the windshield that resulted in unintended movement of the engine control levers from the forward position and towards the flight-idle position, which reduced power on both engines. These actions are intended to prevent unintended movement of the ECLs, resulting in main rotor speed decay and subsequent loss of control of the aircraft.
WASHINGTON President Bush is expected to approve a national influenza pandemic response plan that identifies more than 300 specific tasks for federal agencies. The Treasury Department is poised to sign agreements with other nations to produce currency if its facilities cannot operate. The Pentagon, anticipating difficulties acquiring supplies from the Far East, is considering stockpiling millions of latex gloves. And the Department of Veterans Affairs has developed a drive-through medical exam to quickly assess patients who suspect they have been infected.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to keep secret from travelers its vast records on how frequently and where commercial planes are damaged by hitting flying birds. The government agency argued that some carriers and airports would stop reporting the incidents for fear the public would misinterpret the data and hold it against them. The reporting is voluntary because the FAA has rejected a decade-old recommendation from the National Transportation Safety Board to make it mandatory.
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