Ukrainian Plane Crash in Iran Raises Issue of Flaw in Another 737 Model

WARNING SIGNS?

After a near-disaster on a Boeing 737-800 in 2018, investigators warned that an engine fan blade could turn into a missile and cripple a jet.

Published Jan. 8 2020 9:45AM EST

RTS2XL6M_ufslhj — Iran Press/Handout via Reuters

The crash of a Ukrainian International Airlines flight 10 minutes after it took off from Tehran, killing 176 people, raises questions about a known safety issue with the model of the Boeing 737 involved—not the grounded 737-MAX but the previous NG, or Next Generation, model.

There has been no official finding...

Clive Irving

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Ukrainian Plane Crash in Iran Raises Issue of Flaw in Another 737 Model

After a near-disaster on a Boeing 737-800 in 2018, investigators warned that an engine fan blade could turn into a missile and cripple a jet.

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Clive Irving