NTSB: Southwest Boeing 737 Engine’s Fan Blades Overhauled In 2012
WASHINGTON—Maintenance records from the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that experienced an inflight engine failure last month reveal the fan blades of its CFM56-7B turbofan engines, which are suspected of causing the failure, had been overhauled 10,712 engine cycles before the accident, the...
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