FAA orders safety measure for some Boeing jets The Federal Aviation Administration will require nearly 3,500 Boeing jets to fly with extra fuel by Thursday, making sure there is enough to cover fuel pumps in case they overheat. The reason for the extra fuel to cover the pumps is to keep them away from fuel vapors which can ignite, a FAA spokesman said. The step follows reports that pumps in three planes overheated to a point where they might have caused an explosion. The National Transportation Safety Board ruled that an explosion in the fuel tank of TWA Flight 800 caused it to crash off the coast of Long Island in 1996. It said vapors in the partly empty tank probably were ignited by a spark in the wiring. USA TODAY/AP The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site: Roj (Roger James) *************************************************** escape email mailto:ejames@escape.ca Trinbago site: http://www.tntisland.com CBC Website http://www.tntisland.com/caribbeanbrassconnection/ The Trinbago Site of the Week: (nalis) http://www.nalis.gov.tt (T&T National Library & Information System Authority) courtesy of Roj Trinbago Website & TnT Web Directory Roj's Trinbago Website: http://www.tntisland.com TnT Web Directory: http://search.co.tt *********************************************************