Originally Posted by
RickNRoll
What exactly will they be looking to find?
Cracks or other defects...
The FAA said the directive, an interim measure, was prompted by the failure of the fan hub on the affected engine on the Air France aircraft.
“An investigation to determine the cause of the failure is on-going and we may consider additional rulemaking if final action is identified,” it said in a statement.
Depending on the number of flight cycles, the inspections must be performed within the next two to eight weeks
The WSJ link above doesn't work for me, but I did find this on Reuters...
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-a...-idUSKBN1CI0CI
Edit - it appears Musician beat me to it...