FAA to issue CFM56 engine directive after Southwest incident
Credit: NTSB
FAA will issue an airworthiness directive (AD) in the next two weeks requiring inspections of certain CFM56-7B turbofan engines, the US agency announced one day after the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 engine failure . “The directive will require an ultrasonic inspection of fan blades when they...
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