Motorproblemer - SAS og Jet Airways - Curt Lewis

Incident: SAS B736 near Lulea on Sep 28th 2018, engine shut down in flight A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-600, registration LN-RRP performing flight SK-1049 from Kiruna to Stockholm (Sweden), was enroute at FL320 about 75nm northwest of Lulea (Sweden) when the left hand engine (CFM56) emitted a bang and streaks of flame. The crew shut the engine down and diverted to Lulea for a safe landing on runway 14 about 20 minutes later. The airline reported one of the engines suffered a technical problem and was shut down. The airline understands that passenger perceived the occurrence more dramatically than it actually was. Passengers reported the engine emitted a loud bang and subsequently caught fire.  Incident: Jet Airways B738 near Indore on Sep 30th 2018, engine problem A Jet Airways Boeing 737-800, registration VT-JTK performing flight 9W-955 from Hyderabad to Indore (India) with 96 passengers and 7 crew, had been enroute at FL360 and was descending towards Indore when the crew reported a problem with one of the engines (CFM56). The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Indore's runway 25. The airline reported an engine issue. The airport reported the crew reported an engine had failed at FL360. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Indore about 13 hours after landing. FAA Adds More Checks On 737 Engines   Mary Grady     The FAA on Monday issued a new Airworthiness Directive that affects about 1,800 Boeing 737 aircraft operated in the U.S. The AD requires additional inspections of the fan blades in all the airplanes equipped with the same type of blades that caused a catastrophic engine failure in April, when one passenger died on a Southwest flight after a window was broken by engine debris. A previous AD had mandated the inspections after 3,000 flight cycles, but the new AD reduces that interval to 1,600. The AD takes effect on Oct. 16. The updated rule was prompted by continuing research undertaken by CFM, the engine manufacturer. CFM issued a Service Bulletin in July advising operators of the new interval recommendation. The FAA’s AD now makes that new interval mandatory. The FAA estimates each inspection will take about two hours, costing the airlines an average of about $170. If a fan blade fails the inspection, it would cost about $51,000 to replace it.