FAA ISSUES AD ON ROLLS-ROYCE AE3007 ENGINES BECAUSE OF BEARING PROBLEMS

The Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency airworthiness directive Friday 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. FAA said the manufacturer notified it that...

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