FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES; CFM INTERNATIONAL, S.A. ENGINES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. Engines.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 27 by Brian Knaup, Acting Deputy Director, Integrated Certificate Management Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

Summary: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all CFM International, S.A. (CFM) Model CFM56-7B engines. This proposed AD was prompted by an event involving a CFM Model CFM56-7B26/3 engine where a fan blade separated and resulted in an engine in-flight shutdown (IFSD) with debris penetrating the fuselage, which caused a loss of pressurization and prompted an emergency descent. This prop...