THE NTSB URGED THE FAA

THE NTSB URGED THE FAA to mandate major inspections of all General Electric CF6-series engines at intervals of less than 4,000 cycles, to head off fatigue problems that have triggered about a half-dozen uncontained failures of those powerplants. The recommendations are the result of investigations...

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