UPDATE – Not 1.000, but another 600 and 700. That is the number of incremental shop visits that Pratt & Whitney-parent RTX is guiding for inspections and repairs of Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines that are affected by the powder metal…
The FAA is requesting the inspection of more General Electric GE90s, as the regulator has reason to believe that a powder metal contamination issue is affecting more parts in the high-pressure turbine area than previously thought. A notice for proposed rulemaking…
Only ‘some units’ of Boeing 737 and MAX aircraft are affected by the latest production flaw in the aft pressure bulkhead, Spirit AeroSystems says in a statement on its website. The extent of the issue isn’t clear yet, as the supplier…
Another setback for Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan operators. The engine maker says that “a significant portion of the PW1100G-JM engine fleet” on Airbus A320neo family aircraft will need accelerated wing removal and inspection within nine to twelve months. The reason…
A newly discovered shimming issue in the Boeing 787 stabilizer area will result in delivery delays of the widebody type to customers. The US airframer said on Tuesday that it has to inspect all ninety Dreamliners in inventory at the factory…
More bad news for Boeing: just days after reports emerged that the airframer wants to ramp up the production of the MAX to 38 per month from mid-year, Boeing actually will have to slow down deliveries. A production quality issue…