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let's bring in our aviation expert and retired pilot doug rice. doug, nice to have you back on the program. you tell me. bad luck or something systemic at united here? >> well, it's too soon to tell if it's systemic, but it's certainly bad luck that united is experiencing. >> what happened today in australia? >> apparently a hydraulic line on the right landing gear broke. in doing so, they had to go out and dump fuel as you could see in that video. it came back in and landed, brought the aircraft to a stop on the runway, and then for some inexplicable reason, decided to taxi the aircraft all the way to the gate. >> doug, you're a former pilot here. does the pilots union at some point or may they have already got involved here and demand some answers from united management? >> oh, the pilots union has been involved the entire time, absolutely. they're talking to management. first and foremost is they're talking to the flight crews, and they're also talking to the maintenance union to see what those folks are saying because they're intimately involv
let's bring in our aviation expert and retired pilot doug rice. doug, nice to have you back on the program. you tell me. bad luck or something systemic at united here? >> well, it's too soon to tell if it's systemic, but it's certainly bad luck that united is experiencing. >> what happened today in australia? >> apparently a hydraulic line on the right landing gear broke. in doing so, they had to go out and dump fuel as you could see in that video. it came back in and landed,...
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joining us now is doug rice, a retired pilot and aviation expert.e to have you back on the program. we've seen you and heard a lot from you in the last two weeks, which is not a good sign, but we appreciate your analysis. what was today's problem with united? what is this piece that we showed there? what does it do? >> it is a faring on the side of the aircraft designed to smooth air flow and enhance fuel economy. as you can see from the picture, it actually ripped off part of the faring. you can see there's still a piece of the metal and the honeycomb backing still attached to the aircraft. >> doug, as a former pilot, do you know this piece is detached, or do you just find out when you arrive? >> there would be no indication in the cockpit. there could be a little bit of vibration in the back of the area. other than it being reported, you wouldn't know until you did your walk ja round after the flight. >> how unusual does this? does this happen occasionally or not at all? >> this location very, very, very seldom. this is a piece that's secured by a
joining us now is doug rice, a retired pilot and aviation expert.e to have you back on the program. we've seen you and heard a lot from you in the last two weeks, which is not a good sign, but we appreciate your analysis. what was today's problem with united? what is this piece that we showed there? what does it do? >> it is a faring on the side of the aircraft designed to smooth air flow and enhance fuel economy. as you can see from the picture, it actually ripped off part of the faring....
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joining us now, aviation expert doug rice. he's also a retired pilot. nice to have you back on the program. is this common? you've been around the block here? is this common, the faa stepping in? >> this is a very uncommon situation. >> what exactly is the faa going to do? are they actually going to come on-site to the various facilities and maintenance yards? >> absolutely. you'll see ground people. you'll see maintenance people around the aircraft. you will see aircraft inspectors over at the maintenance op center over at san francisco. and you'll see inspectors at all the training sites for pilots and flight attendants, observing actual check rides and ensuring the pilots are being certified properly. >> it might be uneasy for a lot of people. as a former pilot, do you welcome this, having more oversight here? >> oh, absolutely. this is a positive thing for all of us. we have a chance to demonstrate our professionalism to the people that oversee us, and that's a very important thing both for the pilots and the company. >> okay. if i'm not a maintenan
joining us now, aviation expert doug rice. he's also a retired pilot. nice to have you back on the program. is this common? you've been around the block here? is this common, the faa stepping in? >> this is a very uncommon situation. >> what exactly is the faa going to do? are they actually going to come on-site to the various facilities and maintenance yards? >> absolutely. you'll see ground people. you'll see maintenance people around the aircraft. you will see aircraft...
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let's bring our aviation expert doug rice. let's start with the one that had the hydraulic system failure. i don't like the sound of hydraulic system failure. is it as serious as the name sounds? >> it is serious jessica. the aircraft has three different hydraulic systems. they are used to move the flight controls, the flaps. lift the gear. and, put the gear back down in various other systems in the aircraft. that is why there's three. when you have one go out, you declare an emergency and find some place nearby to land. >> but then you have the other ones in the back. you heard me there, doug. i went through a litany of issues with united airlines flights. is this just a confluence of issues for united? do you see a common thread in these or is this just a bad week for united? >> this is just a bad week. there is no common thread. different aircraft, different engines. different areas. different maintenance even. each of these was something different. the houston issue where the aircraft left the pavement which is called a ru
let's bring our aviation expert doug rice. let's start with the one that had the hydraulic system failure. i don't like the sound of hydraulic system failure. is it as serious as the name sounds? >> it is serious jessica. the aircraft has three different hydraulic systems. they are used to move the flight controls, the flaps. lift the gear. and, put the gear back down in various other systems in the aircraft. that is why there's three. when you have one go out, you declare an emergency...
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. >> reporter: doug rice flew commercial airlines for 42 years. he said luckily, the airplane has six tires on each side and is typical of landing without one of the wheels there are concerns of the elves could be damaged until you actually land safely. >> which is also why they did not move the airplane off the runway they put it to stop and left the airplane there. the fire department came out. airport operations cannot. that is why they towed the airplane to the gate because they didn't want to risk any problems with the aircraft >> reporter: records show the airplane was delivered from boeing to united 22 years ago. and the sketches from the faa and ntsb will be inspected airplane at the wheel itself to try to find out how this happened. meanwhile, united said in a statement that it is grateful to the pilots and flight attendants for their professionalism and the crews who assisted on the ground. as for the passengers on the flight, we are told they will depart on a different united airlines airplane from lax to go to osaka, japan tonight and
. >> reporter: doug rice flew commercial airlines for 42 years. he said luckily, the airplane has six tires on each side and is typical of landing without one of the wheels there are concerns of the elves could be damaged until you actually land safely. >> which is also why they did not move the airplane off the runway they put it to stop and left the airplane there. the fire department came out. airport operations cannot. that is why they towed the airplane to the gate because they...
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retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy on thursday. a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. >> last week, a japan bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a maintenance issue. >> i think it's a little bit the scary the fact that this keeps coming up all the sudden. and i i don't know if it's because we haven't been aware and now we are. always said, and it's i
retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking...
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. >> reporter: you also heard from doug rice who flew commercial airlines for 42 years . he says likely the airplane has six tires on each side and is capable of landing without one of those. he knows there are still concerns something else could be damaged. meanwhile united put out a statement that says in part, it is grateful for the professionalism of its pilots and flight attendants and grateful for the crews who assisted on the ground will have more on this story to 5:00. >> live from san francisco. >> as both aviation experts said, it is most likely a maintenance issue with united airlines. it is easy in the investigation and we do not know if it could be a structural issue. this was a boeing 777 that lost its side tire. boeing is facing intense scrutiny after a door plug lou out in mid january. last week, federal safety experts released a report that found your issues with boeing safety culture. investigators found that many employees do not understand the safety management systems discovered a disconnect between senior management and other employees. as well as fe
. >> reporter: you also heard from doug rice who flew commercial airlines for 42 years . he says likely the airplane has six tires on each side and is capable of landing without one of those. he knows there are still concerns something else could be damaged. meanwhile united put out a statement that says in part, it is grateful for the professionalism of its pilots and flight attendants and grateful for the crews who assisted on the ground will have more on this story to 5:00. >>...
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doug rice is a retired airline pilot. he's been flying for 53 years. he says it is routine for the faa to increase oversight after issues arise. >> and they will spend time at the airport. they will spend time at the training center. they will spend time with management and they'll ensure that what is supposed to be done is actually being question will be whether the policies and practices that united our proven and whether there are flaws there and making sure that those flaws, if they're found are rice says the faa will most likely spend most of its time evaluating the airlines operation at sfo. >> for many of these incidents occurred partially because all the flights were operating to approach here, which is partly because san francisco is a major maintenance base. so they're going to see the additional oversight here. and that will be a a >> very big plus for the traveling public here in the bay area. the faa says future projects a united airlines may be put on hold, depending on what they find and have to wait and see. >> when that evaluation gets
doug rice is a retired airline pilot. he's been flying for 53 years. he says it is routine for the faa to increase oversight after issues arise. >> and they will spend time at the airport. they will spend time at the training center. they will spend time with management and they'll ensure that what is supposed to be done is actually being question will be whether the policies and practices that united our proven and whether there are flaws there and making sure that those flaws, if...
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retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is >> that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy. >> on thursday, a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear last week, a japan bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a maintenance issue. >> i think it's a little bit the scary the fact that this keeps coming up all the sudden. and i i don't know if it's because we haven't been aware and now we are. i always said, a
retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is >> that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance...
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retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is >> that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy. >> on thursday, a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. last week. a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a maintenance issue. >> think it's a little scary. the fact that this keeps coming up all the sudden and i i don't know if it's because we haven't been aware and now we are. always said, and it's it'
retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is >> that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance...
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doug rice is a retired airline pilot. he's been flying for 53 years. he says it is routine for the faa to increase oversight after issues arise. >> and they will spend time at the airport. they will spend time at the training center. they will spend time with management and they'll ensure that what is supposed to be done is actually being done. question will be whether the policies and practices that united our proven and whether there are flaws there and making sure that those flaws, if they're found are rice says the faa will most likely spend most of its time evaluating the airline's operation at sfo. >> for many of these incidents occurred partially because all the flights were operating to and from francisco, partly because san francisco is a major maintenance base. so they're going to see the additional oversight here. and that will be a >> very big plus for the traveling public here in the bay area. the faa says future projects a united airlines may be put on hold, depending on what they find. want to wait and see. >> when that evaluation gets r
doug rice is a retired airline pilot. he's been flying for 53 years. he says it is routine for the faa to increase oversight after issues arise. >> and they will spend time at the airport. they will spend time at the training center. they will spend time with management and they'll ensure that what is supposed to be done is actually being done. question will be whether the policies and practices that united our proven and whether there are flaws there and making sure that those flaws, if...
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retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy on thursday. a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. >> last week, a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a maintenance issue. >> i think it's a little bit the scary the fact that this keeps coming up all the sudden. and i i don't know if it's because we haven't been aware and now we are. all of a sudden, it's i
retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking...
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retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy on thursday. a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. >> last week, a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a maintenance issue. >> i think it's a little bit the scary the fact that this keeps coming up all the sudden. and i i don't know if it's because we haven't been aware and now we are. i always said, and
retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and...
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doug rice is a retired airline pilot. he's been flying for 53 years. he says it is routine for the faa to increase oversight after issues arise. >> and they will spend time at the airport. they will spend time at the training center. they will spend time with management and they'll ensure that what is supposed to be done is actually being question will be whether the policies and practices that united our proven and whether there are flaws there and making sure that those flaws, if they're found are rice says the faa will most likely spend most of its time evaluating the airlines operation at sfo. >> for many of these incidents occurred partially because all the flights were operating to approach here, which is partly because san francisco is a major maintenance base. so they're going to see the additional oversight here. and that will be a a >> very big plus for the traveling public here in the bay area. >> the faa says future projects for united airlines may be put on hold, depending on their findings will have to see what they do. find in this feder
doug rice is a retired airline pilot. he's been flying for 53 years. he says it is routine for the faa to increase oversight after issues arise. >> and they will spend time at the airport. they will spend time at the training center. they will spend time with management and they'll ensure that what is supposed to be done is actually being question will be whether the policies and practices that united our proven and whether there are flaws there and making sure that those flaws, if...
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retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of 8 minutes they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy on thursday. a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. >> last week, a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a maintenance issue. >> i think it's a little bit the scary the fact that this keeps coming up all the sudden. and i i don't know if it's because we haven't been aware and now we are. i always said, and it's i
retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of 8 minutes they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking...
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retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy on thursday. a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. >> last week, a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a maintenance issue. >> i think it's a little bit the scary the fact that this keeps coming up on the set. and i i don't know if it's because we haven't been aware and now we are. always said, and it's i
retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and...
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retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy on thursday. a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. >> last week, a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a maintenance issue. >> i think it's a little bit the scary the fact that this keeps coming up on the set. and i i don't know if it's because we haven't been aware and now we are. always said, and it's i
retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and...
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retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy on thursday. a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear. >> last week, a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a maintenance issue. >> think it's a little bit the scary the fact that this keeps coming up all the sudden. and i i don't know if it's because we haven't been aware and now we are. all of a sudden, it's it'
retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking...
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retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is >> that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy. >> on thursday, a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear last week. a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a maintenance issue. >> think it's a little scary. the fact that this keeps coming up all the sudden and i i don't know if it's because we haven't been aware and now we are. always said, and it's it's
retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helps smooth the air against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is >> that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance...
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retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helpsair against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is >> that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double checking and triple checking the this latest issue for united is making some passengers feel uneasy. >> on thursday, a flight approaching sfl had a hydraulic leak with some smoke seen by the landing gear last week. a japan-bound plane lost a wheel during takeoff and had to make an emergency landing in los angeles. and on monday, a united flight bound for sfo from australia was forced to turn around because of a maintenance issue. >> think it's a little scary. the fact that this keeps coming up all the sudden and i i don't know if it's because we haven't been aware and now we are. always said, and it's it's an immediat
retired commercial airline pilot doug rice says. >> the external panel is an aluminum fairing which helpsair against the plane. >> making for a smoother ride. this specific boeing 7.37. is a 25 year-old aircraft. and rice says at that age metal fatigue can set these aircraft, go through a significant amount of maintenance they should be catching these things. what we're learning now is >> that we have to be more aware of these things as they go through maintenance and double...