FAA TO SET NEW PW1100G MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS AFTER LEARNING MORE PARTS COULD FAIL
January 22, 2024
The FAA is preparing to enact new maintenance requirements on airlines following further information that components in Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW1100G engines may be affected by a powder-metal manufacturing problem. The FAA’s proposed requirements allege that PW1100G “rotors, hubs and air seals will need accelerated replacement due to the manufacturing issue.” This requirement will affect 430 Airbus A320neo who use PW1100Gs. This comes after a P&W recall earlier this year for about 1,200 PW1100Gs which required inspection or replacement of high-pressure turbine and compressor disks. As a result, hundreds of A320neo-family jets will need to be grounded in the coming year for inspections and parts replacements.
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