Credit: NTSB
The inflight failure of a CFM56-7B turbofan engine on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that led to the death of a passenger on April 17 punctuated the timeliness of recent directives requiring ultrasonic inspection of titanium alloy fan blades used in the engine type. NTSB investigators...
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