United 757 Cockpit Fire Leading To FAA Mandate On Windshield Heaters

The NTSB probe of a May 16 cockpit fire on a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 is prompting the FAA to expedite an airworthiness directive ordering replacement of windshield heaters. While the agency has not yet set an issue date, the directive would come in response to an NTSB safety recommendation...

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