US NTSB has not ruled out age, service in Ryanair 737 engine incident
BA•NTSB says age and service issues remain under review
July 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Wednesday it has not ruled out age or service issues in a probe into an incident in which a passenger was partly sucked out of a Boeing 737 NG broken window.
The letter contradicted Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary, who said on Monday an initial finding from the probe suggested "foreign object damage" and was not due to the aircraft's age or servicing conditions.
Chair says O'Leary comments violated disclosure rules
"The NTSB has not made any such determination," NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy wrote in a letter to O'Leary, adding the CEO's comments had violated the agency's rules on disclosure by parties to the investigation.
Ryanair did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
