NTSB Evaluating 757 Wing Panel Fasteners

The Boeing 757 wing panel fastening system is under close scrutiny in the NTSB’s continuing probe of a March 22 inflight panel separation on U.S. Airways Flight 1250. In the latest information to emerge from the investigation, the NTSB has determined that metal fatigue caused the failure — prior to...

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