By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, Might 12 (Reuters) – The head of the Federal Aviation Administration mentioned on Wednesday the company goes to mandate strengthening a key engine half on Boeing 777-200 planes with Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines just like the one concerned in an emergency touchdown in February.
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson informed a U.S. Home committee that the company is “requiring the producers to deal with strengthen(ing) the cowling.“
The company mentioned in a separate assertion the “actual timing” of the brand new necessities and anticipated airworthiness directive “will rely on the completion of design and engineering work and will likely be permitted by the FAA.”
He additionally mentioned the company was working with Boeing Co BA.N and PW RTX.N to make sure “the construction across the engine, the cowling and the inlet space, doesn’t injury the plane construction.”
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Modifying by Steve Orlofsky and Peter Cooney)
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