FAA Mandates Inspections Of GE CF6-80A Engines

FAA is requiring multiple inspections of rotor disks in the high-pressure turbine (HPT) sections of General Electric CF6-80A engines after an Air New Zealand Boeing 767-200 had an uncontained engine failure and made an emergency landing Dec. 8, 2002 (DAILY, Dec. 11, 2002). "The results of the...

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