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THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT HAPPENED WITH SOUTHWEST FLIGHT 1380 NOW MOVING INTO ITS NEXT PHASE I'M OMAR JIMENEZ

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THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LEFT ENGINE ON SOUTHWEST FLIGHT 1380 THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF JENNIFER RIORDAN IS ON-GOING -- AS INVESTIGATORS LOOK FOR SOME OF THE ENGINE'S MISSING INTERNAL PARTS AND ONE TEXAS FIREFIGHTER WHO HELPED TRY AND SAVE RIORDAN RECOUNTS THE HARROWING INCIDENT OMAR JIMENEZ HAS THE VERY LATEST FROM WASHINGTON OMAR

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THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT HAPPENED WITH SOUTHWEST FLIGHT 1380 NOW MOVING INTO ITS NEXT PHASE THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD SAYS A PRELIMINARY LOOK AT THE ENGINE SHOWS ONE OF ITS 24 FAN BLADES WAS MISSING AND THAT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF METAL FATIGUE WHERE THE BLADE ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE HUB
THE PLANE'S LEFT ENGINE BROKE MID-AIR, AN OBJECT BURST THROUGH A WINDOW, AND SUCKED JENNIFER RIORDAN TOWARD THE HOLE WHERE THE WINDOW USED TO BE
SHE LATER DIED A MOTHER OF TWO FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SAYS THEY WILL BE ISSUING A DIRECTIVE THAT WILL INCLUDE THE SPECIFIC ENGINE MODEL AFFECTED IN THIS FLIGHT REQUIRING, AN ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF FAN BLADES WHEN THEY REACH A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ANY BLADES THAT FAIL THE INSPECTION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED
NTSB INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL TRACKING DOWN EVIDENCE FROM THE PLANE AND WILL EXAMINE ALL OF THE ENGINE AND BLADE COMPONENTS AT THE MATERIALS LAB IN WASHINGTON DC
OMAR JIMENEZ, WASHINGTON
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