US airline challenged engine maker checks

Updated April 20 2018 - 9:37am, first published 9:19am
The FAA has ordered inspections of plane engines after the death of a Southwest Airlines passenger.
The FAA has ordered inspections of plane engines after the death of a Southwest Airlines passenger.

Public documents show Southwest Airlines clashed with engine-maker CFM over the timing and cost of proposed inspections after a 2016 engine accident, months before the explosion this week of a similar engine on a Southwest jet that led to the death of a passenger.

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