(Bloomberg) — A US government watchdog will audit the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of maintenance practices at United Airlines Holdings Inc. after a series of mishaps involving the carrier.
The Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General “will evaluate FAA’s actions to address maintenance non-compliances and violations” at United, according to a memo posted on the watchdog’s website. The audit will begin later this month.
The inquiry follows a series of mishaps involving United flights earlier this year that triggered an FAA review of the carrier’s operations. The spate of incidents included a wheel that flew off a plane after takeoff, a fuselage panel lost during flight and an aircraft that skidded off a runway shortly after landing.
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The incidents “serve to remind us that FAA oversight of maintenance programs is paramount,” Nelda Smith, assistant inspector general…