FAA Issues Safety Warning for 737 MAX Anti-Icing Systems Written 14 August 2023

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FAA Issues Safety Warning for 737 MAX Anti-Icing Systems

A Boeing 737 MAX at the 2018 Farnborough Airshow | Credit: Steve Lynes; Wikipedia; CC BY 2.0

Economic Times (IND) reported that the Federal Aviation Administration is warning airlines to limit the use of an anti-icing system on Boeing’s 737 MAX jets in dry air to avoid overheating engine-housing components which could cause them to break away from the plane, with the finding affecting CFM International LEAP-1B engines used on all versions of the aircraft.