Sign-up to receive weekly MRO email updates with news, commentary, photos, videos and more!
MRO executives throughout the world rely on Aviation Week's MRO Edition comprehensive reporting and analysis of the global aftermarket.
MRO Links is an exciting new program that satisfies buyer needs, while providing marketers with an unduplicated lead generation program.
Based on an index of data representing information about which employees care most.
Aviation Week named the 2012 companies most likely to meet the mark.
Aviation Week is proud to announce its new Innovation Special Topic page.
Check out articles, white papers, interactive features and more related to aviation, aerospace and defense innovation.
View the November 2012 Zinio edition of MRO Links from AviationWeek & Space Technology
Visit our MRO Links Page »
More »
Brought to you by: , , , and
FAA issued an airworthiness directive (AD-12-10) today for GE CF6-45 and -50 engines that changes the inspection requirements of a previous AD (2010-06-15), which took effect April 1. The FAA altered the directive based on two more low-pressure turbine rotor stage 3 disk events--bringing the total to five.Basically, the AD issued today requires the same inspections but at reduced intervals, and it also mandates more borescope and exhaust gas temperature checks. The AD takes effect on June 24. "Since an unsafe condition exists that requires the immediate adoption of this AD, we have found that notice and opportunity for public comment before issuing this AD are impracticable," states the FAA.CF6-45 and -50 engines power Boeing 747-200/-300, DC-10, MD-10 and KC-10 aircraft; as well as Airbus A300s.
Tags: om99, GE, AD