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FAA orders an airplane wing inspection
Posted by: Sean O'Neill, Tuesday, Aug 28, 2007, 12:47 PM

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to inspect the wing slats on airplanes after a malfunctioning part on a China Airlines plane caused an explosion and fire last week. (Aug. 27)

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