NTSB: Improve ultrasonic inspection of engine parts

Credit: NTSB
FAA and the airline industry should determine if improved ultrasonic inspection of engine parts during manufacturing would have found the defect that caused an uncontained engine failure Oct. 28, 2016 on an American Airlines Boeing 767, NTSB said . Fragmentation of the high-pressure turbine (HPT)...

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