FAA Statement on Issuing Airworthiness Directive (AD)

FAA Statement on Issuing Airworthiness Directive (AD)

The following press release was published by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 19, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

The FAA will issue an Airworthiness Directive (AD) within the next two weeks that will require inspections of certain CFM56-7B engines. The directive will require an ultrasonic inspection of fan blades when they reach a certain number of takeoffs and landings. Any blades that fail the inspection will have to be replaced.

Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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