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Fatigue Crack Led to Propeller Separation
No one injured in March 2017 airliner incident.
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Fatigue Cracking Cited in FedEx MD-10F Landing Gear Collapse
Operator’s nine-year overhaul cycle contributed to the gear failure, NTSB said.
Accident/Incident Investigation
Fatigue Crack Cited in BA 777 Uncontained Engine Failure, Fire
The GE90-85BG11 engine had accumulated 11,459 total cycles before the failure.
News, Accident/Incident Investigation
FAA to Order Inspections of CFM56-7B Engines
Move comes in the wake of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 inflight engine failure.
Pieces of Failed Turbine Disk Traveled Hundreds of Feet
HPT disk fractured into four pieces.