JAL Inspects Five 747s--Each Has 80 Cracks
From Reuters
TOKYO —
An inspection of five Boeing 747 jumbo jetliners operated by Japan Air Lines revealed about 80 cracks on each of them, the Transport Ministry said today.
The check of the airline’s five Boeing 747SRs serving its domestic routes was ordered by the ministry after last August’s crash of another JAL airliner in which 520 people were killed. All five airliners are back in operation after undergoing repair, the ministry said.
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