MUMBAI: US aviation regulator Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a directive to all airlines operating Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, asking them to limit engine anti-icing under certain circumstances as it could lead to overheating and even breaking away of parts of the engine. The FAA airworthiness directive released on Tuesday further states the broken part could damage the aircraft and injure passengers seated behind the engine.
The FAA has directed airlines operating Boeing 737 MAX MAX aircraft equipped with CFM LEAP-1B series turbofan engines to revise their flight manual by August 25 to limit the usage of engine anti-ice mechanism to under five minutes.
