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NTSB Urges Smoke Detection and Engine Mods on Boeing 737 MAX LEAP-1B Engines

The NTSB has urged the FAA to mandate urgent modifications to CFM International LEAP-1B engines on Boeing 737 MAX jets—particularly adding smoke detection and engine casing changes—to prevent smoke from entering the cockpit or cabin following events such as bird strikes.

2025-06-18T14:32:18.549499-07:00

The Independent

Bell 206 Helicopter Crashes in Hudson River, Killing Six: Investigation Underway

2025-04-10T12:51:57.100037-07:00

Flying Magazine

Cessna Citation II Crashes on Approach to San Diego Executive Airport, Ignites Homes and Kills Multiple

2025-05-22T07:48:14.118622-07:00

Reuters

American Airlines Jets Clip Wings at Reagan National Airport

2025-04-10T11:32:53.791712-07:00

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Politico

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NTSB to Detail Causes of Mid-Air Boeing 737 MAX Door Plug Ejection The NTSB will publish its investigation into last year’s incident where a non-structural door plug blew out of a Boeing 737 MAX in flight, triggering an emergency descent and intensifying scrutiny of Boeing’s assembly and quality-control procedures on the MAX line.

2025-06-23T07:02:03.312528-07:00

NTSB to Detail Causes of Mid-Air Boeing 737 MAX Door Plug Ejection

Associated Press

Pilot’s Turtle-Avoidance Maneuver Triggers Fatal NC Crash An NTSB report reveals that on June 3 at Mocksville’s Sugar Valley Airport, the pilot of a small general aviation aircraft lifted one main wheel to spare a turtle, prompting an unintended go-around and loss of control. The crash killed the pilot and a passenger, injuring a second occupant.

2025-06-20T10:02:09.601555-07:00

Pilot’s Turtle-Avoidance Maneuver Triggers Fatal NC Crash

Associated Press

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NTSB Urges Smoke Detection and Engine Mods on Boeing 737 MAX LEAP-1B Engines The NTSB has urged the FAA to mandate urgent modifications to CFM International LEAP-1B engines on Boeing 737 MAX jets—particularly adding smoke detection and engine casing changes—to prevent smoke from entering the cockpit or cabin following events such as bird strikes.

2025-06-18T14:32:18.549499-07:00

NTSB Urges Smoke Detection and Engine Mods on Boeing 737 MAX LEAP-1B Engines

Airways Magazine

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Global Probe of Flight AI171 Engages FAA, NTSB, GE and Boeing, Triggering Regulatory Review The AAIB’s investigation into Flight AI171 has expanded to include the U.S. NTSB, FAA, GE Aerospace and Boeing as technical findings raise questions about engine components and structural integrity. Regulators are assessing whether oversight measures or design revisions are needed for Boeing’s production and certification processes.

2025-06-13T10:01:37.142016-07:00

Global Probe of Flight AI171 Engages FAA, NTSB, GE and Boeing, Triggering Regulatory Review

Reuters

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NTSB Sets July Hearing on Jan. 29 PSA CRJ700–Army Black Hawk Collision The NTSB will hold a three-day hearing July 30–Aug. 1 into the Jan. 29 mid-air collision of a PSA Airlines CRJ700 and a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk near Reagan Washington National Airport. Sessions will be livestreamed from the Washington boardroom as investigators compile evidence to determine the crash’s facts.

2025-06-10T14:52:04.916467-07:00

NTSB Sets July Hearing on Jan. 29 PSA CRJ700–Army Black Hawk Collision

New York Times

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US Officials to Brief Senate on Army Helicopter Near-Misses at Reagan National Senior US Army, FAA and NTSB officials will testify Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee on a May 1 incident in which an Army Black Hawk helicopter deviated into final approach paths at Reagan Washington National, forcing two passenger jets to abort landing and conduct go-arounds.

2025-06-09T10:12:10.072263-07:00

US Officials to Brief Senate on Army Helicopter Near-Misses at Reagan National

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

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NTSB Finds Fractured Fan Blade, Misinstalled Parts in American 737-800 Engine Fire Preliminary findings from the NTSB show that an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 that suffered an engine fire after landing in Denver in March had a fractured fan blade, a fuel leak and at least one component installed backward, though investigators say they won’t determine the fire’s root cause until the final report next year.

2025-06-05T12:18:17.654787-07:00

NTSB Finds Fractured Fan Blade, Misinstalled Parts in American 737-800 Engine Fire

Flying Magazine

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NTSB Final Report Blames In-Flight Breakup for 2023 Pilatus Air Ambulance Crash in Nevada The NTSB has concluded that the October 2023 Pilatus PC-12 air ambulance disintegrated midair over Nevada, killing all five occupants. The final report identifies structural failure leading to the in-flight breakup as the probable cause.

2025-06-05T11:05:24.887103-07:00

NTSB Final Report Blames In-Flight Breakup for 2023 Pilatus Air Ambulance Crash in Nevada