The FAA's directive covers 60 US-registered jets, with an unknown number of foreign-registered aircraft potentially affected.

And while no one has so much as broken a nail because of the nose gear issue, hundreds have been killed because of exploding fuel tanks and, according to the FAA’s proposed AD, more such calamities ...

The FAA has ordered fuel tank sealant inspections on 60 US Boeing 787s over a potential explosion risk during lightning strikes.

The NTSB reports that existing electrical shielding fixes aimed at preventing aircraft fuel tank explosions are ineffective, as demonstrated by a Boeing 727 wing tank explosion despite proper ...

A massive explosion blew the lid off a huge liquid natural gas tank in Oklahoma and sent it flying. Officials believe it was a lightning strike that set off a fire that caused the blast at the ...

JEROME, Idaho — The Jerome Rural Fire District reported no one was hurt after a fuel tank exploded near Jerome, Idaho on Aug. 14. Officials said people were filling the tank from a truck on a private ...