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FAA orders emergency inspections of 2,000 Boeing 737s after engine failures post-coronavirus storage
Dawn Gilbertson / Airline News / USA TODAY / www.usatoday.com / July 24, 2020
“Airlines face another headache from the coronavirus pandemic: potentially dangerous corrosion on planes that have been in storage since travel demand evaporated five months ago.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) for 2,000 Boeing 737s that have been parked.
The FAA issued the directive after inspectors found compromised air check valves when bringing the aircraft out of storage, agency spokesman Lynn Lunsford said. Corrosion on the "fifth stage bleed air check valve'' could result in dual-engine failure, he said.
Airlines must inspect the planes for valve corrosion, and if it is found, they must be replaced before the plane is returned to service, he said....”
Dawn Gilbertson / Airline News / USA TODAY / www.usatoday.com / July 24, 2020
FAA orders emergency inspections of 2,000 Boeing 737s after engine failures post-coronavirus storage
The FAA's emergency Airworthiness Directive, sparked by concerns about dual engine failure, does not apply to the grounded Boeing 737 Max.
www.usatoday.com
“Airlines face another headache from the coronavirus pandemic: potentially dangerous corrosion on planes that have been in storage since travel demand evaporated five months ago.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) for 2,000 Boeing 737s that have been parked.
The FAA issued the directive after inspectors found compromised air check valves when bringing the aircraft out of storage, agency spokesman Lynn Lunsford said. Corrosion on the "fifth stage bleed air check valve'' could result in dual-engine failure, he said.
Airlines must inspect the planes for valve corrosion, and if it is found, they must be replaced before the plane is returned to service, he said....”
