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Riordan later died in a hospital.
The engine had been made by CFM International — a joint venture between French firm Safran and GE Aviation headquartered in West Chester Twp. in Butler County.
CFM has since been inspecting the aircraft engines in question, CFM56-7B engines, which power certain Boeing 737 airplanes.
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Inspections are to be completed by August 31.
An “airworthiness directive” mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration in April says that airlines must perform these inspections every 3,000 cycles (1.5 to 2 years of operation). As well, airlines are required to inspect fan blades as they reach the 20,000 cycle threshold, with the continued repetitive 3,000 cycle inspections.
A spokeswoman for GE Aviation declined to comment on pending litigation.
The passengers’ lawsuit was filed recently in New York State Supreme Court. The suit also names the Boeing Co., GE Aviation Systems LLC, Safran USA Inc. and CFM International as defendants.
Riordan’s family is not part of the lawsuit, according to media reports.
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