Airlines Check for Faulty Fuel Pumps
From Times Wire Reports
A day after the federal government called for 1,400 Boeing jets to be inspected for possibly faulty fuel pumps, several major U.S. carriers said they had few airliners in which the pumps have been installed.
The directive from the Federal Aviation Administration said the pumps could cause an explosion because wires were placed too close to a rotor and could chafe.
American Airlines, the nation’s No. 1 carrier, said it was replacing pumps on three aircraft.
United and Delta, the nation’s second-and third-largest airlines, said none of their planes was affected by the FAA order.
Northwest Airlines said six of its planes were affected.
