Qantas to inspect all oxygen tanks
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority said Qantas was ordered to quickly inspect every oxygen container aboard its fleet of 30 Boeing 747s.
A missing oxygen tank is suspected of causing a large hole in a jumbo jet forced to make an emergency landing Friday in the Philippines with more than 350 people aboard.
Aviation authority spokesman Peter Gibson said possible causes of the blast could include metal fatigue in the cylinder, a failure of the regulator valve, a puncture or overheating.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in April warned that some oxygen cylinder supports may not have been properly heat-treated, which could cause leakage.
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