Engine checks after US plane explosion

Updated April 19 2018 - 11:31am, first published 11:30am
Investigators examine the engine which exploded midair on a Southwest Airlines flight, killing one.
Investigators examine the engine which exploded midair on a Southwest Airlines flight, killing one.

The US Federal Aviation Administration says it will order an inspection of some 220 jet engines after investigators said a broken fan blade touched off an engine explosion on a Southwest Airlines flight, shattering a window and killing a passenger.

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