The FAA said the aircraft had flown more than 200 times in the unsafe condition before the problem was discovered.

CNN: US Airways, United face FAA fines for safety violations

The FAA alleges US Airways operated the eight aircraft on a total of 1, 647 flights last fall and winter while the planes were in a potentially unsafe condition.

CNN: US Airways, United face FAA fines for safety violations

The FAA issues ADs when it discovers a potentially unsafe condition on a type of aircraft, and it wants airlines to inspect their fleets or conduct preventive maintenance.

CNN: US Airways, United face FAA fines for safety violations

"With insufficient liquidity to meet its obligations, WaMu was in an unsafe and unsound condition to transact business, " the Office of Thrift Supervision said Thursday night.

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"The residence was of such a poor environmental condition that it was unsafe for us to breathe the air, " said Special Agent James Ash of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, according to a sworn deposition obtained by the BBC.

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