U.S. warned of Boeing 777 "cracking" problem before Malaysian jetliner went missing

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had warned of a "cracking" problem on Boeing 777 airplanes, just days before the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went missing. However, the FAA "airworthiness directive (AD)," dated March 5, only applied to B777-200, -200LR, -300, -300ER, and -777F series airplanes, not the B777-200ER, which is the model of the missing MH370. The FAA cautioned against a link between the directive and the accident, and Laura Brown, the aviation… (english.cntv.cn) Mehr...