FAA Flags Boeing 787 Cargo-Area Panels For Checks

American Airlines 787-8
American Airlines 787-8
Credit: Nigel Howarth / Aviation Week
WASHINGTON—The FAA is giving affected Boeing 787 operators 45 days to inspect forward and aft cargo compartments for damaged decompression panels after inspections for a related issue turned up the new problem, the agency said. In an immediately-adopted airworthiness directive (AD) being published...
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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