Transport i infrastruktura · 18/10/2011

GE Proposes New Airworthiness Directive for CF6-80C2A1 Engines to Address Nonconforming Bearing Packings

The General Electric Company (GE) is proposing a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain CF6-80C2A1 turbofan engines to address nonconforming No. 3 bearing packings that may cause uncontained failures of the high-pressure compressor (HPC) or low-pressure turbine (LPT) rotors.