Southwest: Other carriers finding cracked engine fan blades
A small number of fan blades with cracks like those blamed for a fatal accident on Southwest Airlines have been found at other airlines, and the engine maker is considering recommending more frequent inspections. A spokesman for General Electric, one of two companies that owns the engine manufacturer, said Friday that "a handful" of problematic fan blades have been removed during stepped-up inspections that followed the Southwest accident in April. Southwest's COO, Mike Van de Ven, said he knows of "maybe 4 or 5" reports of cracked fan blades at other carriers. Neither Van de Ven nor GE identified the airlines. The blades are being analysed as part of the NTSB's investigation of the accident in which a woman died after being pushed partly out of a broken window as her plane cruised 32,000 feet above the ground. <br/>
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Southwest: Other carriers finding cracked engine fan blades
A small number of fan blades with cracks like those blamed for a fatal accident on Southwest Airlines have been found at other airlines, and the engine maker is considering recommending more frequent inspections. A spokesman for General Electric, one of two companies that owns the engine manufacturer, said Friday that "a handful" of problematic fan blades have been removed during stepped-up inspections that followed the Southwest accident in April. Southwest's COO, Mike Van de Ven, said he knows of "maybe 4 or 5" reports of cracked fan blades at other carriers. Neither Van de Ven nor GE identified the airlines. The blades are being analysed as part of the NTSB's investigation of the accident in which a woman died after being pushed partly out of a broken window as her plane cruised 32,000 feet above the ground. <br/>
