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NTSB: Issue with fuel supply line in plane that caught fire
MIAMI (AP) — The National the fuel line’s coupling as- Greensboro, North Caro- of Aviation Maintenance and see what other kinds of
Transportation Safety Board sembly had disconnected lina-based airline’s plane Science at Embry-Riddle maintenance was done in
reported Tuesday that the near the left engine of the maintenance records. Of- Aeronautical University. the past.”
main fuel supply line to an Dynamic International Air- ficials plan to wrap up the “It’s not one of those things The NTSB reported there
engine was disconnected ways plane. The coupling onsite investigation Tues- that is generally an issue. was no maintenance in the
before a jetliner caught fire assembly has been re- day. The first thing I would want fuel line area immediately
as it taxied for takeoff from tained for further investiga- The stainless steel fuel lines to look at is get a complete before the fire. Dynamic
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood tion. on a Boeing 767 are not picture of the maintenance has ordered inspections of
International Airport. The fire did not penetrate usually a focus in regular done in that area,” Horning the rest of the airline’s fleet
In issuing preliminary find- the fuselage, the NTSB said. aircraft maintenance, said said. to ensure proper fuel line
ings Tuesday, the NTSB said The NTSB is reviewing the Chuck Horning, chairman “You’d want to go back connections. q
DNA hunt on as Chipotle-linked E. coli outbreak grows to 37
DONNA BLANKINSHIP A pedestrian walks past a closed Chipotle restaurant in Seattle. ologist Dr. Scott Lindquist ing on working closely with
Associated Press Chipotle’s industry-leading commitment to tracking its ingre- said the specific microor- Chipotle,” said Dr. Katrina
SEATTLE (AP) — Chipotle’s dients from farm to table is being put to the test by an E. coli ganism responsible for the Hedberg, Oregon’s state
industry-leading commit- outbreak that has sickened at least 37 people as of Tuesday, outbreak is Shiga toxin-pro- epidemiologist.
ment to tracking its ingre- November 3, 2015. ducing E. coli O26. Multi-state outbreaks have
dients from farm to table Now they’re doing more increased sharply in recent
is being put to the test by (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) tests, on samples of hu- years, the Centers for Dis-
an E. coli outbreak that has man waste and on any E. ease Control and Preven-
sickened at least 37 people growing number of E. coli to 12 probable cases in the coli found in food samples, tion reported Tuesday. On
as of Tuesday, nearly all of cases involving people who Portland area and from 19 looking for any exact DNA average, two dozen oc-
whom ate recently at one shared one common expe- to 25 probable cases in five matches. That, in turn, curred from 2010 to 2014,
of the chain’s restaurants rience: a meal at Chipotle counties near Seattle on should indicate which in- up from six a year from 1973
in Washington state or Or- during the last two weeks. Tuesday. gredient carried it into the to 2010. That’s partly due to
egon. The numbers grew from 3 Washington State Epidemi- meals of diners, Lindquist better detection, but food
Scientists also said Tues- said. Food from six Chipo- industry consolidation has
day that they identified tle stores linked to the meant companies ship to
the specific microorganism outbreak is being tested, wider networks of grocery
responsible, which they be- and Lindquist said they stores and restaurants now,
lieve was carried on fresh may know by Wednesday so tainted products can
produce such as lettuce or which produce, if any, tests spread more widely as well.
tomatoes. positive for the same micro- In this case, identifying the
The chain of casual Mexi- organism. supplier of any contami-
can restaurants voluntarily Authorities have already nated produce should be
closed 43 locations in the asked Chipotle to turn over easier in this case than in
two states after health of- information about its food other outbreaks of food-
ficials alerted them to a suppliers. “We’re really rely- borne illnesses. q
Ex-sheriff: Deputy used unapproved firearm in fatal shooting
TULSA, Oklahoma (AP) — when he shot Eric Harris. agency in May — through slaughter. fied annual firearms qualifi-
A reserve deputy used an In an 18-page letter to the an open records request. Glanz said Bates resigned cation requirements.
unapproved firearm that agency, Glanz also told The letter is dated Sept. 3. before the agency was A grand jury indicted Glanz
he wasn’t qualified to use- the agency that Bates According to an arrest re- able to discipline him in the on two misdemeanor
when he fatally shot an un- had not followed policy port, Harris, 44, was hand- shooting. Glanz also said counts after an investiga-
armed man, a former Okla- to attain the required ap- cuffed and restrained dur- he waived application re- tion of his department amid
homa sheriff has admitted. proval and documenta- ing a sting involving gun quirements Bates as he did allegations of special treat-
The Tulsa World reported tion to carry that weapon. sales in April when the for all reserve deputies who ment for reserve deputies
Tuesday that former Tul- Glanz said the shooting of 73-year-old Bates fatally had previously been law and concern about Bates’
sa County Sheriff Stanley Harris was the “sole docu- shot him. Bates has said enforcement officers. Bates performance and training.
Glanz acknowledged to mented use” by Bates of he confused his stun gun was an officer for one year Glanz finally submitted his
the Commission on Ac- his unauthorized, personal and his handgun. Bates re- in the mid-1960s. He said resignation in late Septem-
creditation for Law En- weapon while on duty. signed from the sheriff’s of- seven reserve deputies ber, about five months af-
forcement Agencies that The Tulsa World obtained fice soon after the shooting from 2009 to 2014 did not ter Harris was killed. His res-
Robert Bates was carrying the letter — a response to and has pleaded not guilty have documentation in ignation was effective Nov.
a personal firearm in April questions posed by the to second-degree man- their files showing they satis- 1. q
