The FAA has issued an emergency airworthiness directive covering Rolls-Royce AE3007 turbofan engines used on Embraer ERJ-145 and ERJ-135 regional jets

The FAA has issued an emergency airworthiness directive covering Rolls-Royce AE3007 turbofan engines used on Embraer ERJ-145 and ERJ-135 regional jets because of reports of ``rapid failures of the No. 1 bearing'' in the engines. According to the agency, Embraer notified it of ``a design problem with...

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