US lawmakers ask FAA to submit delayed report on engine safety report to Congress
The letter cited other recent engine failures, including a December failure in Japan and the 2018 Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 failure of a CFM56-7B turbofan engine that led to the death of passenger after shrapnel shattered a window
Reuters | February 25, 2021 | Updated 11:55 IST
The FAA said this week that after the Japanese incident it had been considering stepping up required inspections
Two senior US lawmakers on Wednesday said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has failed to turn over a report to Congress on airline engine safety required under a 2018 law. Sam Graves, the top Republican on the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Garret Graves, the senior Republican on the aviation subcommittee, cited Saturday s engine failure on a United Boeing 777-200 plane in urging the FAA to quickly submit the required report.