Next Steps Taken To Limit PW4000 Risks

FAA on Jan. 2 mandated the next steps in an ongoing program to limit the risk of Pratt&Whitney PW4000 engine surges, issuing revised operating limits on certain engines with high-pressure compressor (HPC) ``cutback stator'' configurations and authorized a new test that, when passed, clears engines...

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