CFM Delivering Leap-1As With Reverse Bleed System

Leap-1A engine
Credit: Philippe Stroppa Snecma / Safran
CHICAGO—CFM International has begun delivering Leap-1A new-production engines with its new reverse bleed system (RBS) designed to prevent a fuel nozzle problem linked to carbon deposits and expects to have retrofits available by mid-year. The problem, known as coking, occurs when core engine...
Sean Broderick

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