FAA assists Coast Guard colleagues with fire investigation
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Engineers at the FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center are the world’s leading researchers into aviation fire safety. Their work is confined mostly to the extensive laboratories at the center’s Atlantic City, N.J. headquarters, so when they get a chance to put their knowledge to use in a real-world scenario, they jump at the chance.
One such opportunity came in early September when the U.S. Coast Guard approached the FAA’s Fire Safety Branch to help in the investigation of a fire that damaged one of its MH-65 helicopters.