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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Infrequent inspection of fan blades led to a United jet engine breaking up in 2021, report says

2021 The Denver Post, Medianews Group

An engine on a United Airlines jet broke up over Denver in 2021 because of wear and tear on a fan blade that was not adequately inspected for signs of cracking, federal investigators said Friday.

The National Transportation Safety Board said manufacturer Pratt & Whitney did not call for inspections to be done frequently enough, which allowed tiny cracks to grow undetected, until the fan blade broke.

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