A preliminary NTSB inspection of the engine found that one of the 24 fan blades had broken in two pieces. The engine also suffered damage to its casing, parts of which were found about 75 miles ...

The series of events that unfolded on a Southwest airliner on Tuesday after one of the jet's engines exploded mid-flight may have been triggered by a broken fan blade, investigators said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON – Two pieces of a broken fan blade were found inside the engine of a Southwest Airlines jet, but other pieces dislodged the cowling that damaged the wing and fuselage of the Boeing ...

A broken fan blade that led to engine failure, followed by the pilots’ shutoff of the other engine, led to the fatal crash of a Bombardier E-11A communications aircraft in Afghanistan last ...

Every spring, as the weather warms, there’s a moment when I look up at my ceiling fans and recoil. After going dormant all winter, they’re usually covered in dust, with intimidating dust-bunny ...

Two defense experts on Saturday said that a broken fan blade from one engine hitting the other may be behind the crash of a AT-5 Yung Ying (勇鷹, “Brave Eagle”) trainer jet that suffered double engine ...