Aviation Safety: Issues Raised by the Crash of Valujet Flight 592 : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, June 25, 1996U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997 - 571 pages |
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... Pilots in the area witnessed the area from a distance , and said it took them 15 minutes to locate the accident site because the aircraft and all of its contents had completely vanished . There was virtually no sign that a large jet had ...
... Pilots in the area witnessed the area from a distance , and said it took them 15 minutes to locate the accident site because the aircraft and all of its contents had completely vanished . There was virtually no sign that a large jet had ...
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... - lers , investigators , pilots , mechanics , manufacturing personnel , and through the oversight , policy , and budgetary support provided by you and your colleagues in Congress . Mr. Chairman , 18 months ago , after a series 15.
... - lers , investigators , pilots , mechanics , manufacturing personnel , and through the oversight , policy , and budgetary support provided by you and your colleagues in Congress . Mr. Chairman , 18 months ago , after a series 15.
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... testimony , went tragically unheeded . One of these close calls involved a DC - 9 that landed in Nashville on February 3 , 1988 , with a fire in the cargo hold . The pilot had no way to detect the fire except through reports by 16.
... testimony , went tragically unheeded . One of these close calls involved a DC - 9 that landed in Nashville on February 3 , 1988 , with a fire in the cargo hold . The pilot had no way to detect the fire except through reports by 16.
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... pilot of this particular company decided he or she was going . It was ValuJet . Again , it belies a judg- ment issue . By the way , the same thing happened yesterday , for any of those of you who are curious . In the midst of all the ...
... pilot of this particular company decided he or she was going . It was ValuJet . Again , it belies a judg- ment issue . By the way , the same thing happened yesterday , for any of those of you who are curious . In the midst of all the ...
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... pilot , I believe , of Northwest Air- lines ; you were president of an airline ; you worked for one of the major aviation manufacturers . This is an extraordinary back- ground , and we respect that , and I want to emphasize that to you ...
... pilot , I believe , of Northwest Air- lines ; you were president of an airline ; you worked for one of the major aviation manufacturers . This is an extraordinary back- ground , and we respect that , and I want to emphasize that to you ...
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action Administrator agency Agreement aircraft airplane airworthiness airworthiness directives Atlanta aviation safety BACHUS BRODERICK canisters cargo certification Chairman check was accomplished compliance concerns consent order contractors crash crew DEFAZIO discrepancies were noted discretionary function exception documents door DUNCAN employees engine FAA inspectors FAA's Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Regulations FINDING firing pin flight attendant flying FOLD following discrepancies FSDO hazardous materials hearing heat shield HINSON industry insert unit inspection installed investigation issues JORDAN June 25 latch LIPINSKI low-cost carriers maintenance manual mechanics MENENDEZ NTSB OBERSTAR Office operations oversight oxygen mask oxygen module passengers performed personnel pilots pin lanyards problems procedures question Ramp check recommendations record regulations regulatory release removed repair stations responsibility S.Ct SabreTech SCHIAVO Secretary SELLER SHUSTER specific standards statement Subcommittee Thank ValuJet Airlines ValuJet Flight 592
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