There's nothing like a fatal crash to concentrate attention on the surviving airplanes of the same model. The case at hand involves the MD-11, an airplane whose electrical wiring and interconnection system has been under the microscope since the Sept. 2, 1998, crash of a Swissair MD-11 from an in-flight fire ignited by arcing. The examination, undertaken shortly after the crash, by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials in the Los Angeles, Calif., aircraft certification office, shows that a sufficient number…
MD-11 Corrective Action Plan: A Case Study in Reactive Safety
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