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I remember thinking it was odd that there weren’t any airworthiness directives issued for the center fuel tank.

ceejayoz 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800#Destruction_of_wreckage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800#Destruction_of_... > During the course of its investigation, and in its final report, the NTSB issued 15 safety recommendations, mostly covering fuel tank and wiring-related issues. Among the recommendations was that significant consideration should be given to the development of modifications such as nitrogen-inerting systems for new airplane designs, and where feasible, for existing airplanes.
- theflyingelvis 4y ago
  Right. But, recommendations are not airworthiness directives.
  - ceejayoz 4y ago
    What airworthiness directive should they have issued? Mitigation systems for this issue are now required, but "shut down air travel until they're in place" would not have been feasible, especially as the issue wasn't limited to the one aircraft type.
crazytony 4y ago
I guess this is part of the coverup https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf/0/A74A270AB48B95168625698400489555?OpenDocument https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf... and https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf/0/B1B2D37FD85A31768625697C006F5497?OpenDocument https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf... and https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf/0/0EC5EFAE6C53C8F586256AF5005F8D90?OpenDocument https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf... and https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf/0/6FE8E0C256BA8D9686256981006A0956?OpenDocument https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf... there's about ~20 total unique if I recall. Some supersede others.
- theflyingelvis 4y ago
  I stand corrected. Didn’t see these AD’s. Also it appears that in 2005 there were about 100 AD’s issued in response to flight 800 center tank issues. Finally, I never stated that there was a coverup.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800#Destruction_of_wreckage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800#Destruction_of_... > During the course of its investigation, and in its final report, the NTSB issued 15 safety recommendations, mostly covering fuel tank and wiring-related issues. Among the recommendations was that significant consideration should be given to the development of modifications such as nitrogen-inerting systems for new airplane designs, and where feasible, for existing airplanes.

theflyingelvis 4y ago
Right. But, recommendations are not airworthiness directives.
- ceejayoz 4y ago
  What airworthiness directive should they have issued? Mitigation systems for this issue are now required, but "shut down air travel until they're in place" would not have been feasible, especially as the issue wasn't limited to the one aircraft type.

crazytony 4y ago

I guess this is part of the coverup https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf/0/A74A270AB48B95168625698400489555?OpenDocument https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf... and https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf/0/B1B2D37FD85A31768625697C006F5497?OpenDocument https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf... and https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf/0/0EC5EFAE6C53C8F586256AF5005F8D90?OpenDocument https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf... and https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf/0/6FE8E0C256BA8D9686256981006A0956?OpenDocument https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf... there's about ~20 total unique if I recall. Some supersede others.

theflyingelvis 4y ago
I stand corrected. Didn’t see these AD’s. Also it appears that in 2005 there were about 100 AD’s issued in response to flight 800 center tank issues. Finally, I never stated that there was a coverup.