Business · 17/03/20101 min read

FAA Adopts New Airworthiness Directive for General Electric CF6-45 and CF6-50 Engines

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring fluorescent penetrant inspection of certain low-pressure turbine disks and initial and repetitive borescope inspections of high-pressure turbine blades to address issues with cracked disks and uncontained engine failures.