I was an avid traveler long before I had children. Now, one of my greatest joys is sharing my love of exploration and adventure with my family. Yet, traveling with my four kids has been an adjustment.
20.08.2024 - 17:40 / travelpulse.com / North America / Donald Wood
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an airworthiness directive that requires inspections of Boeing 787 Dreamliners following a scary incident in March that saw a LATAM Airlines plane nose dive, leaving more than 50 passengers injured.
According to Reuters.com, FAA officials revealed that 158 U.S.-registered and 737 worldwide 787-7, 787-9, and 787-10 airplanes will need to have the captain’s and first officer’s seats inspected for “missing or cracked rocker switch caps or for cracked switch cover assemblies within 30 days.”
The FAA ordered the inspections after five reports surfaced—including the LATAM incident—that saw movement in the captain and first officer seats caused the auto-pilot to disconnect, resulting in a sudden and drastic drop in altitude.
The FAA said all aircraft found to have the defect must be fixed before returning to service.
In a separate Boeing issue, the airplane manufacturer paused test flights on its 777-9 “after a component between the engine and airplane structure was identified as failing to perform during a maintenance check.”
Boeing notified FAA officials last week that a damaged component was discovered on a 777-9 after a test flight. As a result, the manufacturer said, “no near-term flight tests were planned on the other flight test airplanes.”
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I was an avid traveler long before I had children. Now, one of my greatest joys is sharing my love of exploration and adventure with my family. Yet, traveling with my four kids has been an adjustment.
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