Transportation
Crucial Jet-Engine Blades Among Bogus Parts Supplied by UK Firm
- EASA: AOG Technics sold turbine blades without documentation
- Maintenance shops are scouring records for falsified parts
AOG Technics supplied parts of unknown origin for repairs of CFM56 jet engines.
Photographer: Chris Rank/Bloomberg
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The bogus jet-engine parts supplied by a UK company under investigation for fraudulent documentation included turbine blades, a crucial component of an aircraft’s propulsion system.
“Maintenance organizations have reported examples of turbine engine blades supplied by AOG Technics without valid airworthiness documentation,” the European Aviation Safety Agency said in a response to queries from Bloomberg News. “While this is a matter for concern, to date there have been no reports of problems resulting from the suspect unapproved parts.”