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Article: Watchdog `missed jet flame test warning'.
- Article from:
- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- November 9, 1998
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The Federal Aviation Administration missed a warning 10 years ago that a test used to determine the flammability of aircraft thermal insulation was not tough enough, the Washington Post reported yesterday. Following the September 2 crash of Swissair Flight 111, which killed 229 people, the FAA last month ordered the upgrade of cabin insulation in thousands of airliners after tests showed many current types would fail a new fire test. Airlines ...
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