FAA Orders Wire Checks on 727s

The Federal Aviation Administration ordered inspections on electrical wiring found in the fuel tanks of Boeing 727s and directed aircraft operators to wrap all the wires with an extra layer of Teflon. The FAA order requires the operators to remove wire bundles from the fuel tanks, inspect them for any chafing and replace them as needed. The FAA provided a timeline requiring planes with more than 30,000 flight hours to complete the inspections and Teflon wrapping within 30 days. Planes under that mark have until they reach 30,000 flight hours to perform the inspections. The order affects 1,051 Boeing 727s in the United States.