An update from yesterday: American and Delta both canceled flights this morning to check wiring on MD-80 jets. According to flightstats.com, PHL hasn't been affected much at all. Continue to check flightstats on this site for any updates, or with your carrier if you're flying one of them today. Read today's updated story here.
Information about US Airways' checks of the wings of its 757s will be in this story in print tomorrow. Here's what we know about that:
In another maintenance-related development, US Airways said it is conducting special inspections of its Boeing 757 jets for problems similar to one that led to a small wing panel falling off one plane that was enroute from Orlando to Philadelphia on Saturday. The inspections, which led to the airline canceling 13 flights on Monday and Tuesday, are separate from the checks all airlines have undertaken to make sure their fleets comply with Federal Aviation Admnistraton directives, US Airways spokesman Philip Gee said in an e-mail.
US Airways began inspections Saturday of 17 of the 45 757s with wings and other equipment similar to one involved in the incident. The 17-squre-inch panel struck the side of the plane but no one was injured and the plane landed safely at Philadelphia International Airport, Gee said. Three of the planes underwent minor repairs, he said. "Out of an abundance of caution, we're also inspecting other B757 airplanes during routine overnight inspections over the next few weeks," he said."We have no reason to believe that there are similar issues with those airplanes. These inspections are being done as a proactive measure."
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