WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent safety recommendation Wednesday to address the possibility of smoke entering the cockpit or cabin of Boeing or Airbus airplanes equipped with CFM International LEAP-1B engines.
The NTSB also recommended evaluating the potential for the same issue with LEAP-1A and -1C engines. The recommendation comes after two incidents involving a Southwest Airlines 737 MAX in 2023. The NTSB wants the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure that operators inform flight crews of airplanes equipped with the affected engines.
CFM LEAP engines are used on variants of Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX. CFM, the world’s largest engine maker by units sold, is co-owned by GE Aerospace and Safran.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )
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