FAA Mandates Improvements To 757, 767 Backup Power System

The FAA, going beyond NTSB recommendations, is giving Boeing 757 and 767 operators five years to modify their aircraft to prevent inadvertent battery depletion when a particular backup power mode is activated. The issue caught the industry’s attention in September 2008 when an American Airlines 757...

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