FAA Orders Inspections of Firefighting Planes
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Reacting to safety officials’ announcement that fatigue cracks caused two old firefighting planes to crash, the Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the inspection of all such aircraft.
All firefighting C-130s and PB4Ys have been grounded since the crashes. Special inspection techniques, including the use of dye to make minute cracks visible, were ordered by the FAA.
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