Wow - 5K per - that’ll make up for what was lost when Southwest resisted doing engines inspections the way the FAA wanted them to......
Please clarify.
Has it been determined that the Engine was not Inspected as is required by the Manufacturers Maintenance Schedule?
My Brother used to be an A & P Mechanic. Failing to follow Maintenance Schedules would have been a Career ending move.
Not even close to the truth. The NPRM didn’t go far enough. SWA wanted inspections on ALL fan blades over 18 months instead of once in a 12 month period. SWA decided to do ultrasonic inspections on all fan blades in 2017 and exceeded CFM’s recommendations. The new FAA AD issued on all CFM56 engines and CFM directive; SWA meets and exceeds these.
SWA checks every fan blade every 3000 cycles which exceeds any directive from CFM and the FAA.