Article: Fuel tank component corrections.(M2A2/M3A2, M2A2/M3A2 ODS, M2A3/M3A3 Bradleys ...)(Table)

Article: FAA issues fuel tank safety rule.
M2 Presswire;  May 8, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... PRESSWIRE-8 May 2001-US FAA: FAA issues fuel tank safety rule (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ... The FAA rule, the most comprehensive fuel tank safety initiative ever put forward ... that it's time for a new approach to fuel tank safety," said FAA Administrator Jane ...

Article: Rep. Bishop Introduces Transport Aircraft Fuel Tank ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... has introduced the Transport Aircraft Fuel Tank Safety Act of 2007 (H.R. 2912 ... proposed rule relating to the reduction of fuel tank flammability exposure." The bill was ... legislation follows:Transport Aircraft Fuel Tank Safety Act of 2007H.R. 2912To require ...

Article: Airlines Must Install Fuel Tank Safety Devices
The Washington Post;  February 18, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... device on thousands of planes to prevent fuel tank explosions such as the one believed to ... virtually eliminate the possibility of fuel tank explosions," Federal Aviation Administrator ... was believed to have been caused by a fuel tank fire on the Boeing 747 jet. The crash ...

Article: FUEL TANK PROBLEMS FOUND IN 747S FAA, BOEING SEEK ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  November 27, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... necessary, fix what it said are potential fuel tank ignition sources on some Boeing 747 jumbo ... plans to ask airlines to replace center fuel tank measuring probes on the oldest 747 ... jumbo jet did not have one of these early fuel tank probes when it was shipped from its Everett ...

Article: Fuel tank safety: a growing priority.(Airframe ...
Aircraft Maintenance Technology;  January 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... related incidents, the NTSB identified fuel tank safety as one of its top three priorities ... TSDs) to comply with some of the new fuel tank safety regulations and assess some of ... In September of 2000, the NTSB issued fuel tank safety recommendations aimed at increasing ...

Article: Inside an aircraft fuel tank: a four-point plan for ...
Industrial Safety & Hygiene News;  July 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... personnel have to physically enter the fuel tank where many environmental hazards exist ... the danger In the confined space of a fuel tank, the most common hazard is the jet fuel ... understanding of the four aspects of a safe fuel tank entry program: 1. Fuel tank ...

Article: FAA TO ACT ON FUEL TANK HAZARD ON BOEING 737S ORDER ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  April 12, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... would further reduce the chances of a fuel-tank explosion on Boeing's 737, the world ... the explosion last month of the center fuel tank of a Thai Airways 737 at the Bangkok ... evidence the explosion of the center fuel tank was caused by a bomb or sabotage. The ...