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FAA Issues Emergency AD on Some A380 Engines

Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 10:14 PM ET

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An Air France A380 made an emergency landing after experiencing an uncontained fan hub failure on one of its Engine Alliance GP7200 series engines while flying over Greenland.
Following the incident, the FAA issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD 2017-21-51) for the Engine Alliance GP7200 series powerplants, which are installed on approximately 125 A380s worldwide.
The directive mandates visual inspections of these fan hubs within eight weeks, with immediate replacement required if damage outside serviceable limits is detected. The French BEA is investigating the cause of the engine failure.

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Rob Mark is an award-winning journalist, business jet pilot, flight instructor, and blogger.