41.   Salihovic blamed the accident on a mechanical malfunction but the California Highway Patrol said he made an unsafe turn and was primarily responsible for the pileup.

42.   The Channel tunnel, struggling to pull itself out of the red, has faced a number of mechanical malfunctions since opening.

43.   The Federal Aviation Administration has ruled out the possibility that a mechanical malfunction caused the door to open, FAA spokesman Jerry Snyder said.

44.   The Federal Aviation Administration ruled out the possibility that a mechanical malfunction caused the door to open, FAA spokesman Jerry Snyder said.

45.   The French group said the airline, the manufacturer of the aircraft and the FAA were all to blame in varying degrees for the mechanical malfunction.

46.   The helicopter was practicing mine-sweeping as part of a training mission when it reported a mechanical malfunction, Riehl said.

47.   The report said actions by co-pilot Gameel El-Batouty caused the crash, not a mechanical malfunction.

48.   The ride apparently suffered a mechanical malfunction, according to witnesses.

49.   In addition to a missile attack, the two other main theories are a bomb or a catastrophic mechanical malfunction.

50.   In fact, investigators continue to pursue the possibility that a mechanical malfunction caused the crash.