#Aircraft missing half wing series#
That was followed by a series of warning horns and messages," he said, referring to the alarms in the plane's cockpit.
"All of a sudden there was a loud noise, followed a few seconds later by an even louder noise. "We want to stress that safety is our No. "We want to find out what happened more than anyone," he said. safety offical said that because of the accident there would certainly be further reviews of the commuter line's maintenance.Īrt Kent, a Continental spokesman, said Friday night that further investigation was needed to determine exactly what happened to the plane. "We were very happy they were doing things corectly."Ī senior F.A.A. "There were no corners being cut," said Roger Myers, an agency spokesman. officials said today that they had increased their surveillance of safety and maintenance programs at Continental and its commuter line after the parent company filed for bankruptcy last year. But the fact that they are looking into maintenance problems poses troubling prospects for Continental Airlines, the bankrupt parent company of Continental Express.į.A.A. No firm conclusions have been reached at this stage, the investigators emphasized. This team will also interview people who worked on the plane, a Brazilian-made Embraer 120 Brasilia, an official said. A separate team of investigators examined the plane's maintenance records at Continental's hangar in Houston.
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