FAA directs 787 operators to remove or inspect ELTs

FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) requiring Boeing 787-8 operators to remove or inspect Honeywell emergency locator transmitters (ELT), citing the July 12 Ethiopian Airlines 787 fire at London Heathrow Airport. “The investigation [into the Ethiopian 787 fire] indicates that the ELT may...

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