ADIn fact, federal regulators and the companies that built and flew Riordan’s plane knew from experience that such a scenario was possible. A year after the Mississippi fan blade incident, the FAA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for possible new inspections. 13 on Riordan’s plane on June 21, 2017, the company said in a statement. After that earlier fan blade incident, the FAA considered the risks connected with the inlet. “FAA Safety Decision — No airplane safety issue” was its conclusion, according to an agency document.

Source: Washington Post December 03, 2019 00:56 UTC