The FAA on March 26 granted Pratt partial exemption from a fan-blade out test required to meet 14 CFR Part 33.94 as part of an engine’s type certification. The test requires demonstrating a blade ...
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered emergency inspections of jet engines like the one that ruptured during a recent Southwest Airlines flight, leaving one passenger dead. "Fan blade ...
On February 20, 2021, a United Airlines Boeing 777-222, which was flying as Flight 328, suffered a major engine failure soon after departing Denver International Airport (DEN). The domestic flight, ...
An F-16 engine, right-hand aft strake, horizontal tail and speed brake at the site of the April 2024 crash. Credit: U.S. Air Force Fan blade failure in a known “blind spot” of F-16 engine maintenance ...