New York jet crash investigation now looking at the broken tail section.
	Vertical Stabilizer    Source NTSB

Investigations into the cause of the fatal crash of American Airlines
Flight 587 which had previously centered on the planes engines are
now looking closely at the broken tail section.

A combination of severe wake vortex from a Boeing 747 which took
off in front of the Airbus, together with structural weakness may have
caused the tail section to break off.

The tail section was found a half-mile away from the main crash site.

American Airlines are currently inspecting the tail sections of their
entire Airbus fleet.  A move which will be followed by other airlines.

The Website of the Aviation Week magazine has more detailed
coverage of these latest events.

Tail, Turbulence Emerge As Keys To Flight 587 Disaster
AviationNow.com  16 Nov

Images of the tail secton components recovered from the crash
scene can be found on the National Transportation Safety Board
website

American Airlines Flight 587 Images
NTSB Website

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New York jet crash engine has a history of failures.
NDTCabin  14 Nov

Images courtesy of NTSB