Regulation & law · 29/11/2021Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

FAA Proposes New Airworthiness Directive for General Electric Company Turbofan Engines

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a new airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric Company (GE) Passport 20-17BB1A, Passport 20-18BB1A, and Passport 20-19BB1A model turbofan engines due to a manufacturing quality issue that affects the life limit of certain high-pressure turbine (HPT) rotor stage 1 disks.