Ice Threat Prompts FAA Emergency Order On P&W-Powered 757s

FAA, in an emergency airworthiness directive issued last week, has ordered pilots flying Pratt&Whitney-powered Boeing 757 narrowbody twins to perform regular engine run-ups at more than 50% power during ground operations in cold weather. The AD followed reports of damage from ice chunks in PW2000...

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