FAA Orders Inspections of Some Boeing 777 Engines

The video discusses the challenges Boeing faces with the Pratt and Whitney PW 4000 engine. The FAA emphasizes safety as its top priority and has issued an emergency airworthiness directive. This directive mandates inspections of fan blades on affected airplanes. The inspection process involves removing and imaging each of the 22 blades per engine, taking about 8 hours per blade. Once inspections are complete, the airplanes will be returned to service.

What is the FAA's top priority according to the introduction?

• Cost reduction

• Safety

• Innovation

• Speed

What does the FAA's emergency directive require operators to do?

• Change the fuel type

• Upgrade the software

• Inspect the fan blades

• Replace the engines

Which engine model is specifically mentioned in the FAA's directive?

• PW 4000

• GE90

• Trent 1000

• CFM56

How many fan blades are there on each engine that need inspection?

• 24

• 18

• 20

• 22

Approximately how long does it take to inspect each fan blade?

• 10 hours

• 8 hours

• 6 hours

• 4 hours