An eagle strike broke a fan blade and triggered the Leap-1B load reduction device in a December 2023 incident.
Credit: NTSB
Boeing and CFM International are on track this year to deliver an NTSB-recommended fix—which the FAA plans to mandate—to address an ancillary hazard in the Boeing 737 MAX Leap-1B safety system. CFM is close to wrapping up work on the software change to the engine load reduction device (LRD), sources...
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