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> Note that no one is complaining about the other Boeing 737 models. But why not? The 737NG has a known issue that killed someone in 2018 and the fix isn’t ev

• nottorp 3y ago
  That's a great article. I didn't understand what is wrong or what the proposed measures are :)
  • mulmen 3y ago
    It’s pretty wordy but all the information is there. > That includes a new spacer design for the engine inlet with increased fastener capability, changes to the fan cowl and fan cowl support beam, and the implementation of new exhaust nozzle structural stiffening elements. > According to the National Safety Transportation Board’s (NTSB) executive summary of the incident, parts “of the left engine inlet and fan cowl separated from the airplane, and fragments from the inlet and fan cowl struck the left wing, the left-side fuselage, and the left horizontal stabilizer”. One of the fragments of the cowl struck the fuselage near a cabin window, with the window departing the 737-700 and resulting in rapid depressurization.