The AP reported that the NTSB “will investigate an engine fire that was discovered on a United Airlines Boeing 737 Max after the plane landed in Newark, New Jersey.” One of the plane’s engines caught on fire after the plane completed a flight from Fort Lauderdale. No one was injured. The Boeing Company “declined to comment, referring inquiries to the NTSB and United, which said it too was investigating.”
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NASA Sends Astronauts on Spacewalk to Upgrade Solar Power of ISS
Aviation Week reported that NASA pressed ahead “with upgrades to the solar power generation system aboard the International Space Station (ISS) with a Dec. 3 spacewalk by astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio for the installation of the third of six planned Roll Out Solar Arrays (iROSAs).”
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NTSB Recommends Bell 407 Inspections after Inflight Failure
Aviation Week reported that the National Transportation Safety Board, “citing the risk of a catastrophic inflight failure, is urgently recommending U.S. and Canadian regulators require ‘immediate and more frequent inspections’ of certain Bell 407 helicopter components.”
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NTSB Releases Urgent Learjet Landing Gear Warning
Flying Magazine reports, “The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued an urgent recommendation for the owners and operators of certain Bombardier Learjets to check the security of the landing gear stemming from the preliminary investigation into the fatal runway excursion at Arizona’s Scottsdale Airport (KSDL) in February.”
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UPS Plane’s Engine Fell Off During Crash in Louisville, NTSB Official Says
CBS News reports, “A UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff from Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, a federal investigator said Wednesday, offering the first official details about a disaster that killed at least 12 people.”
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