Transportation
Delta Says Some of Its Jet Aircraft Engines Used Fake Parts
- Parts linked to AOG were discovered by third-party overhauler
- Each of the largest US carriers have found bogus components
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Delta Air Lines Inc. has discovered unapproved components in “a small number” of its jet aircraft engines, becoming the latest carrier and fourth major US airline to disclose the use of fake parts.
The suspect components — which Delta declined to identify — were found on an unspecified number of its engines, a company spokesman said Monday. Those engines account for less than 1% of the more than 2,100 power plants on its mainline fleet, the spokesman said.