NATION IN BRIEF : HAWAII : Navy Sub Retrieves Jetliner Cargo Door
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Navy deap-sea submarine searching the floor of the Pacific Ocean recovered part of the cargo door that last year tore away from a United Airlines jetliner, sweeping nine people to their deaths. National Transportation Safety Board officials said a preliminary examination showed that the Boeing 747 door had fractured longitudinally near the midspan latch. The piece was found late Wednesday in 14,100 feet of water 90 miles south-southwest of Honolulu, said a U.S. Pacific Fleet spokeswoman.
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