US officials raised alarm: Parts with fake certificates in Boeing and Airbus jets

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In Thursday’s announcement, the authority refers to General Electric’s (GE) CF6 engine type, which is used in various wide-body jet models such as the older Boeing 747 and Airbus A330. Similar situations were discovered in the CFM56 engine that powers Boeing and Airbus’s old medium-distance jets.

The FAA writes that AOG sold bushings for the CF6 engine with fake airworthiness certificates and without approval from the engine manufacturer. These are bearings that allow engine parts to rotate without lubricant.

However, the warning covers only a small fraction of possible cases. According to CFM, a joint venture between GE and Safran, only two of the allegedly fraudulent documents relate to the CF6 drive.

More than 76 fake documents belonging to the CFM56 engine were revealed. That’s why European aviation regulator EASA has been warned for weeks.

CFM56 is the world’s best-selling engine type. It is used in older medium-haul jets from the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 model families. According to the CFM spokesperson, most of the fake documents relate to standard parts such as bushings and fasteners.

(SDA)

Source :Blick