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United Airlines Tests 747s After Missed Calibrations (Update2)
By John Hughes
March 20 (Bloomberg) -- United Airlines, the world's second- largest carrier, said it's retesting instruments on seven Boeing Co. 747 jets after learning that equipment used for inspections was overdue to be calibrated.
United's disclosure comes two days after the Federal Aviation Administration said it was stepping up airline record checks after proposing a $10.2 million fine against Southwest Airlines Co. for flying planes without proper inspections.
United ``found no issues'' so far in the testing, which involves instruments that check the accuracy of aircraft altitude, and disclosed the checks to the FAA, the Chicago-based carrier said in an e-mailed statement. The planes weren't grounded, no flights were canceled and tests will be completed today, said United spokeswoman Jean Medina.
The FAA discovered the problem and brought it to United's attention, Medina said. Earlier, FAA spokeswoman Diane Spitaliere said United found the problem during routine maintenance. Another FAA spokeswoman, Laura Brown, said later that she couldn't reconcile the differing comments.
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United Airlines Tests 747s After Missed Calibrations (Update2)
By John Hughes
March 20 (Bloomberg) -- United Airlines, the world's second- largest carrier, said it's retesting instruments on seven Boeing Co. 747 jets after learning that equipment used for inspections was overdue to be calibrated.
United's disclosure comes two days after the Federal Aviation Administration said it was stepping up airline record checks after proposing a $10.2 million fine against Southwest Airlines Co. for flying planes without proper inspections.
United ``found no issues'' so far in the testing, which involves instruments that check the accuracy of aircraft altitude, and disclosed the checks to the FAA, the Chicago-based carrier said in an e-mailed statement. The planes weren't grounded, no flights were canceled and tests will be completed today, said United spokeswoman Jean Medina.
The FAA discovered the problem and brought it to United's attention, Medina said. Earlier, FAA spokeswoman Diane Spitaliere said United found the problem during routine maintenance. Another FAA spokeswoman, Laura Brown, said later that she couldn't reconcile the differing comments.
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