FAA issues special conditions for Boeing 777-9 fuel tanks

Credit: Boeing
FAA, leveraging similar requirements issued more than a decade ago for the Boeing 787, has issued special conditions Boeing must follow to demonstrate the 777-9’s composite fuel tanks can withstand tire debris impact. The FAA requirements dictate that “tire-debris impact to any fuel tank or fuel...

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