NTSB Concerned About ATR Blade Corrosion Effects

NTSB this week said FAA should order immediate inspections of certain Hamilton Sundstrand (HS) propeller blades that power six-bladed engines on ATR turboprops. Among 1,300 blades built before a certain modification, the oldest blades (six years or 11,700 hours in service) should be checked for...

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