FAA orders emergency jet engine inspections after US plane failure
AFP
| 2018/04/21 | 513 words
| LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | AIR SECURITY
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered emergency inspections Friday of jet engines like the one that ruptured during a recent Southwest Airlines flight, leaving a passenger dead."Fan blade failure due to cracking, if not addressed, could result in an engine in-flight shutdown (IFSD), uncontained release of debris, damage to the engine, damage to the airplane and possible airplane decompression," the regulatory authority said.In line with recommendations made earlier by engine maker CFM,...(…)
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