Regulators to require inspections after jet engine explosion
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April 19, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — U.S. airline regulators said Wednesday that they will order inspections on engine fan blades like the one involved in fatal failure that killed a woman in a plane that made an emergency landing in Philadelphia.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it will issue a directive in the next two weeks to require ultrasonic inspections of CFM56-7B engines after reaching a certain number of takeoffs.
The FAA decision comes nearly a year after the engine's manufacture recommended that airlines using certain CFM56 engines conduct ultrasonic inspections to look for cracks.
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