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FAA Orders More Engine Inspections after Southwest Accident

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The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered ultrasound inspections of hundreds of jet engines like the one that blew apart at 32,000 feet in a deadly accident aboard a Southwest Airlines plane. The agency said the order affects 352 engines in the U.S. on new-generation twin-engine Boeing 737s, a workhorse jet widely used by airlines around the world. The National Transportation Safety Board believes one of the engine fan blades snapped on the Southwest flight Tuesday, hurling...

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