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NTSB Issues Recommendation for Washington Metro Subway System Repair

By atesmeh | June 9, 2015

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This round up pertains to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), including the board’s recommendation that Washington’s subway system immediately repair components connected to the third rail’s power supply, which were either missing or were incorrectly installed. The NTSB discovered the issue while investigating a January malfunction which filled a train with smoke. The malfunction killed one passenger and caused sickness to 80 others.

In other news, the NTSB issued a report Monday urging automotive manufactures to make forward collision avoidance systems standard in new cars. Also, a NTSB report found that the two pilots who were involved in a midair crash at Alaska’s Talkeetna Airport May 31 had been transmitting their locations on the same radio frequency. Several individuals were injured in the crash, though nobody was killed.

NTSB recommends immediate fix for Metro components

Federal officials are recommending that Washington’s subway system immediately repair components that are designed to protect the electrified third rail from water and other contaminants. The NTSB uncovered the problem while investigating a malfunction …
Read more at WJLA »


NTSB: Collision Avoidance Systems should be Standard in Cars

Government safety officials are calling on automakers to make systems that automatically brake or warn drivers to avoid crashes standard equipment on new cars. The National Transportation Safety Board said in report released Monday that …
Read more at WSAW »


NTSB: Pilots in Talkeetna midair crash were on same radio frequency

A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board found that two pilots involved in a midair collision at the Talkeetna Airport in May were transmitting their positions on the same radio frequency …
Read more at Anchorage Daily News »


According to @NTSB, @wmata is not ensuring that #Metro electrical connections are installed properly. http://t.co/wYIp2txJpL

— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner)
2015-06-08T20:02:15Z



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