51. Employment records obtained by the safety board indicate that Hillis often had trouble with landings during his brief career. 52. Even so, the safety board has urged airlines and the industry to take immediate action to lessen the danger of another fuel tank explosion. 53. Even though the safety board said that that was not frequent enough, the FAA withdrew its proposal to require those inspections after further research. 54. Family members asked TWA and Boeing to contribute to a family assistance fund that would be maintained by the safety board. 55. Feeling lost in the crowds of FBI agents, the safety board wanted its people to be able to recognize one another. 56. FBI involvement has created several sources of information where usually there is only one, the safety board. 57. Fitzgerald said the Coast Guard was cooperating with the safety board. 58. For instance, the safety board cannot investigate accidents that occur outside U.S. territorial waters and crew qualifications are often determined by unmonitored schools in foreign countries. 59. Five crew members died from smoke inhalation, and the safety board recommended closer monitoring of heat and smoke detectors in laundry rooms of ships. 60. For the safety board, dealing with the FBI had become a frustrating clash of investigative styles and incompatible techniques, several safety board officials said. |