Investigation probes 15 year old airliner engine blast tail failure
Investigators examine engine explosion and possible hydraulic system failures on the DC-10. They seek maintenance records, cockpit crew actions, and effects on tail section controls while parts of the engine remain missing. Experts note possible maintenance error and risks of uncontained failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Burnett
Safety Board
Haynes
Federal Aviation Administration
Fred Farrar
Burnett
United
Minneapolis
Dubuque
Iowa
Sioux City
Alta
Ron Rhode
Marysville
Ohio
Ben Radtke
Prairie View
Til
Rhode
Landsberger
Diplomat Bloch Probe Sparks Bush Notified Inquiry
American diplomat Bloch faces a security inquiry amid allegations of insubordination and closeness to the Austrian government. Lauder says Bloch held access to classified material and could cause damage. FBI and State Department coordinate to identify compromised security. House and Senate Intelligence officials declined comment.
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Lauder
Thetate Department
Lauder Lauder
Bloch
United States
CIA
Europe
Vienna
Foreign Service
Foreign Ministry
State Department
U.S
Austra
Lucille
Washington
Anita Stockman
FBI
Stockman
Department
Richard Boucher
White House
Steve Hart
Bush
Camp David
House
Senate Intelligence
Graniteville Stone A Graniteville Company Veteran and Local Historian
Graniteville Stone served as a chemical weapons specialist in the 9th Air Force during World War II and was stationed in England. Returning home he joined Graniteville Company, continuing a family textile legacy. He married Ruth L. Stone in 1944. they have two children, Dale and Pam, both employed by the company. Stone retired over two years ago and spends time at Taylor Hardware, sharing memories with the Valley historian and guiding prospective members.
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Stone
9Th Air Force
England
Graniteville
Graniteville Company
South Carolina
Ruth L. Stone
Dale E. Stone
Pam Stone
Taylor Hardware
Surviving Passengers Tell Of Flight 232 Crash Ordeal
Survivors recall Flight 232’s dramatic Iowa crash near Sioux City. Capt. Al Haynes fought to control the DC-10 after an engine explosion severed hydraulics, while passengers endured a doomed descent into a cornfield. Families like Priest, Gearhart, and Gomez faced life and death as 186 survived and at least 110 died.
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General Electric
Tre Tion
Samuel Skinner
Sid Fray
American Airlines
Chicago
Garry Priest
Bil Entrup
Garry
Jeri Priest
Bill Entrup
Stapleton International Airport
Denver
United
Iowa
Mark Gearatt
Paul
Leah Gomez
Ruth
John
David Landsberger
Caldwell
N.J
Jerome Milford
Indianapolis
Coloado
al C. Haynes
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Skinner
United Flight
Helene von Damm
Ms. von Damm
Laudersaid
Batman
Honey
Judy Wise
Gary Simmon
PLA
Sandra Skeasvold Sciath
Westinghouse - Srs
Usca Iken
Tam
USCA
Sandra Scott
Westinghouse Savannan River Company
University of South Carolina-Aiken
University Parkway
Aiken
Physicians Weight Loss Centers
Ead
Cail
Woodside Executive Park
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