Article: Alaska Airlines and FAA inspecting MD-80 fleet.

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Alaska Airlines has revealed it is carrying out inspections of its nine MD-80s with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ensure precise, complete compliance with an FAA airworthiness directive which relates to wire bundling in the wheel wells of the aircraft.

The airline said it cancelled three flights on 8 April and 14 on 9 April in order to conduct the inspections, which are focused on technical specifications and not safety-of-flight issues.

According to Alaska Airlines, the MD-80s will return to ...

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