CFM says more than half of engines inspected after emergency directive
Jet engine manufacturer CFM International Inc said Thursday airlines have inspected more than half of nearly 700 CFM engines subject to an emergency order issued late Friday by US and European regulators. The inspections cover engines like the one involved in a fatal Southwest engine blowout last week. The directives for inspections by the US FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency suggested rising concerns about CFM56-7B engines, built by the joint venture of General Electric and France’s Safran. The same type of engine had a similar failure in 2016. Ultrasonic inspections on fan blades that have been used in more than 30,000 cycles, or in service for about 20 years, will be required by May 10, the agencies said. A cycle includes one take-off and landing — and 150 had already been inspected prior to Friday’s order. Cincinnati, Ohio-based CFM International said airline operators have completed more than 60% of mandated ultrasonic inspections on CFM56-7B engines with more than 30,000 cycles. As soon as next week, the FAA was expected to finalise a separate directive on CFM56-7B engines it had proposed in August covering a different set of engines, two officials briefed on the matter said.<br/>
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CFM says more than half of engines inspected after emergency directive
Jet engine manufacturer CFM International Inc said Thursday airlines have inspected more than half of nearly 700 CFM engines subject to an emergency order issued late Friday by US and European regulators. The inspections cover engines like the one involved in a fatal Southwest engine blowout last week. The directives for inspections by the US FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency suggested rising concerns about CFM56-7B engines, built by the joint venture of General Electric and France’s Safran. The same type of engine had a similar failure in 2016. Ultrasonic inspections on fan blades that have been used in more than 30,000 cycles, or in service for about 20 years, will be required by May 10, the agencies said. A cycle includes one take-off and landing — and 150 had already been inspected prior to Friday’s order. Cincinnati, Ohio-based CFM International said airline operators have completed more than 60% of mandated ultrasonic inspections on CFM56-7B engines with more than 30,000 cycles. As soon as next week, the FAA was expected to finalise a separate directive on CFM56-7B engines it had proposed in August covering a different set of engines, two officials briefed on the matter said.<br/>
