Inspections News

New York - US aviation regulators on Tuesday ordered inspections of all Pratt & Whitney engines similar to the one that broke up on a Boeing 777 passenger plane over Denver at the weekend, directing the tests be carried out before any return to service.

New York - Metal fatigue has emerged as chief suspect in last week's spectacular engine failure on a United Airlines plane, which scattered debris over suburban Denver and led to dozens of Boeing 777 aircraft being grounded worldwide.

Washington - The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered extra inspections Sunday of some Boeing 777 passenger jets, after a United Airlines flight suffered engine failure a day earlier, scattering debris across a Colorado community.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is recommending that the agency cut back on inspections at the country's nuclear reactors, a cost-cutting move promoted by the nuclear power industry but denounced by opponents as a threat to public safety.

Shanghai - Another day, and yet another escalator accident in China. An employee cleaning an escalator at the Longemont Shopping Mall in Shanghai's Changning district had his foot trapped inside a gap in the moving stairs. He ended up losing a foot.

Washington - A pilot program by the United States Department of Agriculture privatizing inspection of poultry products is being allowed to proceed, even though records show scabs, feathers, bile, sores and digestive tract tissue often remain in poultry carcasses.

Bradenton - A 13-year old boy has been charged with the assault of a 22-month old girl. The case is raising questions about Florida's inspection procedures.

As the U.S. treaty inspections of Russian nuclear missile production are set to expire this week, the expiration may yield other more positive alternatives.