WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will not require any immediate action after convening a review board to consider concerns about Boeing 737 MAX engines after two bird strike incidents on Southwest Airlines planes in 2023.
The FAA Corrective Action Review Board reviewed the CFM LEAP-1B engine bird strikes which led to smoke entering two Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The board determined the issue does not warrant immediate action and the FAA will follow its standard regulatory process to address it, the agency said.
“The FAA continues to assess how these events could affect other engines with similar structural designs,” the agency said, adding it will issue a notice to foreign aviation regulators “about new information Boeing provided to operators of aircraft with LEAP-1B engines.”…