FAA Cracks Down on GE Engine Safety Checks
Published Date: 7/21/2025
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Summary
If you fly planes with certain GE CF34 engines, listen up! The FAA found cracks in a key turbine part and now requires regular special inspections to catch problems early. Fixes or part swaps might cost time and money, but they keep flights safe and sound.
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Mandatory inspections for GE CF34 engines
If you operate aircraft with GE Model CF34-10E2A1, CF34-10E6, CF34-10E6A1, CF34-10E7, CF34-10E7-B, CF34-10E5, or CF34-10E5A1 engines, the FAA now requires repetitive fluorescent penetrant inspections (FPIs) of the high-pressure turbine (HPT) front rotating air seal to find cracks or 'linear indications' (any indication four times longer than its width). If an inspection finds an indication, you must replace the HPT front rotating air seal or the HPT rotor disk with parts eligible for installation as applicable. The AD also includes an optional terminating action that ends the repetitive FPI requirement when taken.
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