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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday issued an alert to the aviation trade that sure Common Electrical (NYSE:GE) mannequin CF6 jet engines might have unapproved components and must be inspected.
The company stated AOG Technics, a components provider based mostly in London, bought bushings for the engines to TAP Upkeep & Engineering with out approval from GE (GE). Bushings are used to cut back friction in shifting components of a jet engine.
The alert comes a day after jet-engine maker CFM Worldwide stated 1000’s of components might have been bought with cast paperwork by AOG Technics.
CF6 jet engine Picture: GE Aviation
The CF6 is generally put in on cargo planes together with 767 freighters made by Boeing (BA) and the KC-767 tanker operated by Italy and Japan, Reuters reported.
Any plane proprietor or operator that discovers the unapproved components is suggested to take away and quarantine them, the FAA stated in its suspected unapproved components (SUP) discover.
