PlaneTruth Said:
.... After this event, CFM converted from the "Madonna" cone style water-jammin spinners to the "Dancing Bear Nose" radial ablatement style which is all the fashion rage now. . . .
Actually, the "tangential spinner" was only one mod, hey also installed what is known as the "Cutback Splitter Fairing" & added more Variable Bypass Valves to centrifuge out the water, as well as a higher flight idle etc. - AIRBUS added this clap trap as well to the A340 & A320s - for the same reason - the CFM56s poor resistance to inclimate weather flameout - now that the problem is understood - everybody in the engine business does these tricks - the FAA has an NPRM on this topic - IE certifying engines for water ..