American Airlines NTSB Findings

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NTSB, American Airlines and Denver

NTSB finds fuel leak and improperly installed parts in the engine of an airliner that caught fire in Denver

The preliminary findings don’t identify the cause of the fire because the NTSB won’t reach that conclusion until after it completes its investigation sometime next year.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

American Airlines plane that caught fire in Denver had loose and incorrectly installed parts, NTSB report says

Investigators say when they looked at the plane's engine, some parts were loose and appeared to be installed incorrectly, with one "allowing fuel to leak from the fitting."

Colorado Public Radio · 1d

Fuel leak and incorrectly installed parts may have caused American Airlines fire at DIA

The flight, which took off from the Colorado Springs airport, reached 16,000 feet before it diverted to land at Denver International Airport.

TravelMole1d

NTSB: Maintenance errors a factor in American Airlines fire

The American Airlines fire at Denver International Airport earlier this year had parts wrongly installed and had fuel leaks.

ABC News3d

NTSB finds fuel leak and improperly installed parts in the engine of an airliner that caught fire

The preliminary findings don't identify the cause of the fire because the NTSB won't reach that conclusion ... lingering hot spots on the plane. American Airlines said in a statement that ...

Sun Sentinel2d

NTSB finds a fuel leak and improperly installed parts in the engine of an airliner that caught fire

A fuel leak and several improperly installed parts were found inside the engine of an American ... The preliminary findings don’t identify the cause of the fire because the NTSB won’t reach ...

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