B 737 Max
Aug 12, 2023, 7:53 pm
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FAA warns of safety hazard from overheating engine housing on Boeing Max jets during anti-icing
U.S. regulators are warning airlines to limit the use of an anti-icing system on Boeing 737 Max jets in dry air to avoid overheating engine-housing parts, which could cause them to break away from the plane.
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The FAA said if the engine inlet gets too hot, parts of the housing could come off and strike a window, causing decompression and a hazard to passengers in window seats.
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The FAA said there have been no reports of the overheating problem occurring on Max flights. It said the potential for damage was discovered during flight testing and analysis in June.
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The FAA is dictating that flight manuals tell pilots and airlines not to use engine anti-ice in dry air for more than five minutes.
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The FAA said if the engine inlet gets too hot, parts of the housing could come off and strike a window, causing decompression and a hazard to passengers in window seats.
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The FAA said there have been no reports of the overheating problem occurring on Max flights. It said the potential for damage was discovered during flight testing and analysis in June.
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The FAA is dictating that flight manuals tell pilots and airlines not to use engine anti-ice in dry air for more than five minutes.
Aug 13, 2023, 10:03 am
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Engine anti-ice is not used in dry air so the new five minute limit should not affect operations. That's likely also why they've never had any problems with it in line operations.
Aug 15, 2023, 7:29 am
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Aug 15, 2023, 7:37 am
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To me, it's basically saying that if you operate a system incorrectly, bad things COULD happen, but they haven't happened because most likely pilots have NOT operated the system incorrectly.
And yet I'm sure some will come out screaming about the airplane being unsafe, Boeing is evil, etc. etc.