FAA Orders Inspections of Some Boeing 777 Engines

The video discusses the challenges Boeing faces with the Pratt and Whitney PW 4000 engine. The FAA emphasizes safety as its top priority and has issued an emergency airworthiness directive. This directive mandates inspections of fan blades on affected airplanes. The inspection process involves removing and imaging each of the 22 blades per engine, taking about 8 hours per blade. Once inspections are complete, the airplanes will be returned to service.

What is the FAA's top priority according to the text?

What does the emergency airworthiness directive require from operators of certain airplanes?

How many fan blades are there on each engine mentioned in the text?

What is the estimated time to complete the inspection of each blade?

What will happen to the airplanes after the blades are inspected?