Category: crack

Delta Pilots Land Jet Safely After Cockpit Windshield Cracks

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—The pilots on a Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Washington decided to bring their jet down in Denver after the cockpit windshield shattered above 30,000 feet. The crew repeatedly told passengers to remain calm until they landed. “They came on the loudspeaker saying that the windshield had shattered,…


Troubleshooting Failing Floor Tile Grout

A few days ago, I was singing “Happy Birthday” for the third time to my granddaughter in the kitchen of her parent’s newer home. It was a festive morning, and cake was served before lunch. After taking the first bite of the delicious cake my daughter had made, I was thinking this is a brilliant…


Report: Interstate Bridge’s Crack Likely Dates Back to 1970s

LITTLE ROCK Ark.—A crack in a steel beam that forced the closure of the Interstate 40 bridge connecting Arkansas and Tennessee for three months likely began when the span was fabricated in the 1970s and went undetected for years, a report by Arkansas’ Transportation Department released Thursday said. A forensic investigation by an outside firm…