Malta Air Boeing 737 Engine Failure Shows Evidence Of Bird Strike
Engine cowl barrel holes caused by Malta Air CFM56-7B fan blade failure July 10, 2026.
Credit: NTSB
While the accident sequence is similar to two other CFM56-7B failures, bird remains within the engine, flight recorder data analysis, and no evidence of preexisting engine damage suggests the July 10 Malta Air fan blade out event was caused by a bird strike, not a latent blade crack. An Aug. 13 NTSB...
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