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Article: Alaska Airlines Cancels 11 Flights in Ongoing MD-80 Inspections With FAA.
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- April 10, 2008
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SEATTLE, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines canceled 11 flights today as a result of inspections it is conducting with the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure precise and complete compliance with an FAA airworthiness directive related to wire bundling in the MD-80 wheel wells. The FAA inspections are focused on detailed, technical specifications and not safety-of-flight issues.
Alaska Airlines' cancellations Thursday affected three departures from Seattle, two departures each from Portland and Oakland, and one departure each from Anchorage, San Francisco, San Jose and Sacramento.
The MD-80s will return to service only after they ...