Boeing said it is fixing the problem. In 2018, a broken fan blade on a 737 NG plane started a chain reaction that killed a Southwest Airlines passenger.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board recommended Tuesday that the Boeing Co. 737 NG be redesigned to prevent a repeat of a fatal incident last year in which an engine part broke off in flight, something the planemaker says it is doing.
“These recommendations show the way toward greater safety even when a fan-blade-out event occurs,” NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said at the conclusion of the meeting. The FAA said it will “carefully review and respond to the NTSB recommendations.” Safety is the agency’s first priority, it said in the emailed statement.
The NTSB also urged the European Aviation Safety Agency to adopt the suggested improvements. Although the FAA has no legal authority outside the United States, other nations typically follow its lead. CFM, a joint venture between General Electric Co. and France’s Safran, said it developed the engine’s design in close collaboration with Boeing. “We will continue to strictly comply with regulatory requirements, including any changes that might be adopted as a result of NTSB’s recommendations,” the company said in an emailed statement.CFM simulated broken fan blades during testing for the engine and didn’t encounter the type of damage that occurred in the 2018 accident, the NTSB said.
The air rushing out of the 737-700 at about 32,500 feet partially sucked 43-year-old Jennifer Riordan through the window, killing her despite other passengers’ attempts to pull her back.
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