Business · 05/10/2011

GE Issues Airworthiness Directive for Certain Turboshaft Engines to Prevent Engine Stall

The General Electric Company is issuing an airworthiness directive for its CT7-8, CT7-8A, CT7-8A1, CT7-8E, and CT7-8F5 turboshaft engines to address four reported cases of unrecoverable engine stalls during hover in a left-roll attitude, requiring the installation of an accessory gearbox axis-A oil slinger nut to the axis-A shaft assembly to prevent such incidents.