Normally this would be of no interest to me, but since I have posted a few articles about fake commodities (nickel) I thought I’d pass it along.
By Julie Johnsson, Ryan Beene, and Siddharth Vikram Philip
August 31, 2023European aviation regulators have determined that an obscure London-based company supplied bogus parts for repairs of jet engines that power many older-generation Airbus SE A320 and Boeing Co. 737 planes. . . .
the matter creates a new headache for airlines and lessors that discover suspect parts on their aircraft. Maintenance and repair shops are grappling with labor deficits, a global shortage of aircraft and engine parts and months-long waits for shop visits.
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority said in an Aug. 4 safety notice that it was investigating “a large number of Suspect Unapproved Parts” supplied through AOG Technics. Some components with false airworthiness release certificates were found on engines fitted to aircraft registered in the UK, the filing said. . . .
CFM has unearthed 72 falsified airworthiness certification documents spanning 50 part numbers supplied by AOG Technics for the CFM56, according to a spokesman for the manufacturer. Two falsified documents for components of GE’s CF6 engine, an earlier wide-body powerplant, were also found, he said.
