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Planes. FAA sets up checks on CFM56-7B engines

NTSB, Boeing and CFM International send technicians to the US to assist Southwest Airlines

The American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will order the inspection of many CFM56-7B aircraft engines following the accident that involved a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) (brands: N772SW) bound for Dallas and forced to an emergency landing at the Philadelphia airport on April 16th (see AVIONEWS article connected). It would have been the breaking of one of the blades to cause the engine...

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Washington, United States, 04/20/2018 10:22
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

AccidentsAudio recording on the Southwest Airlines flight WN1380

Pilot Tammie Jo Shults' words

Published online by "Mashable", the enclosed audio recording shows the emergency communications between the pilot driving the Southwest WN1380 flight and the air traffic control center (ATC) during the... more

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