NTSB Recommends Modifications to LEAP-1B Engines
Source: NTSB Close-up photo of damage to the left engine. (Source: Southwest Airlines) Some CFM International jet engines allowed smoke to enter the cockpit or cabin when damaged The National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent safety recommendation Wednesday to address the possibility of smoke entering the cockpit or cabin of airplanes equipped with CFM International LEAP-1B engines and issued additional recommendations to evaluate the potential for the same issue with LEAP-1A and -1C engines. CFM LEAP engines are used on variants of Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max narrow-body passenger jets. The NTSB found that the engine load reduction device, or LRD, a safety feature designed to reduce the severity of vibrations transmitted from a damaged engine to the [...]
