Transport i infrastruktura · 21/09/2012
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric Company (GE) GEnx-1B54, GEnx-1B58, GEnx-1B64, GEnx-1B67, GEnx-1B70, and other turbofan engines, requiring initial and repetitive ultrasonic inspections of fan mid shafts to prevent engine failure and potential loss of the airplane, following reports of a fan mid shaft failure and a crack found in another fan mid shaft.