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To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (4453)	11/19/2001 3:05:29 PM
From: SmoothSail	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14610

[Comment: Wait a second. When these things fail, you can't tell just by looking at them. So, to make us feel safe, the FAA has allowed the airplanes to keep flying until the airlines get a chance to....look at the tail fins???? How about grounding the planes since there are so many extra planes right now anyways, and make the required inspection include the use of ultrasound and x-ray techniques???] Interesting isn't it? When the Concord hit something on the runway in Paris, got a flat and crashed, they grounded all of them for a year. What's different here?

To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (4453)	11/19/2001 3:20:21 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14610

However, inspections after the 1994 incident revealed no serious damage. And the NTSB said records show that the 1988 problem with the tail fin attachment was corrected according to approved procedures before the plane was put into regular service. The guy I mentioned earlier, the one who was talking about this on CNN this morning, used the word "patched" rather than "corrected." I find "patch" a bit disconcerting. Karen

To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (4453)	11/19/2001 3:46:13 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14610

OMD... I printed out the article with your comments to show to MP, and I'm sure he will agree with your assessment. He told me Sunday that until he has a satisfactory answer about the composite material, he has no plans to fly AirBus planes. (also the Boeing 777) While the NTSB's metallurgists are among the best in the business, the science of composites is new territory for the agency. "The board has extensive experience with metals," said Tom Haueter, a senior investigator on the Flight 587 crash. "It has less experience with composites. That's why we're bringing in more experts." This is what I alluded to earlier. The is the only incident but it is the first incident. As far as I am personally concerned.. ALL planes with composite materials in major structural components of the aircraft are suspect.