FAA Orders 787 Cargo Hold Panel Replacements

United Airlines 787
Credit: Sean Broderick / AWST
The U.S. FAA is giving operators three years to replace decompression panels on certain Boeing 787s, changing the original draft order to limit the affected aircraft to a subset flagged by the manufacturer. Under an airworthiness directive (AD) set for publication May 16, operators of a subset of...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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