Comments on: U.S. Plane Lost Panel, Kept Flying

American Airlines Investigating Why Jet Headed For Paris Ignored Loud Noises

[randynason]

And this is right after all the planes were grounded for wiring inspections that ended up canceling all those many flights? What the hel* is wrong with this airline? I don''t think I''ll ever set foot on one of those planes again, ever.

[acolton1]

These Older Planes get stress fracturs from flying and altitude changes. That is why there are no more MD-1011 in Delta, United or American Airlines fleets because when they reach a certain age the either get sent to scrap or get turned into UPS or Fed-EX planes or get sent to South American or Sold off.

A little Elmers Glue and Duct Tape can fix it up and your good to go.

[georgew1956]

NOT NEWS

PLANE LOOSES WING AND KEEPS FLYING THATS NEWS!

[hockeymanvt]

You folks miss the point that if they had checked this out, they would have used a bit more fuel and thus lowered the profit for the company. What is it about greed you don''t understand! ;-)

[aerodog]

Yes, all aboard WAS at risk - they were just very lucky and it obviously wasn''t their time to go.

[okcnfrcr]

It is way past time for the FAA to get involved with Airline safety and start overseeing the repair procedures of the airlines. Also, with this type of bang, what would be wrong with some type of inspection flight by a close airline or military jet to see if something was out of line.

[bmwx5a]

How difficult would it have been for the pilot to request a go-around past the control tower? This way someone in the tower could have used their binoculars to check the underside of the aircraft for potential problems? To continue on a cross Atlantic flight with an aircraft of this size is a totally irresponsible act by this flight crew. Jeapordizing the passengers should result in some kind of suspension for gross neligence.