FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES; GE AVIATION CZECH S.R.O. (TYPE CERTIFICATE PREVIOUSLY HELD BY WALTER ENGINES A.S., WALTER A.S., AND MOTORLET A.S.) ENGINES

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Airworthiness Directives; GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. (Type Certificate Previously Held by WALTER Engines a.s, Walter a.s, and MOTORLET a.s.) Engines.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on April 23 by Paul R. Bernado, Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

Summary: The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2024-06-02, which applies to all GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. (GEAC) Model M601D-11, M601E-11, M601E-11A, M601E-11AS, M601E-11S, and M601F engines. AD 2024-06-02 was prompted by a report of a crack on the centrifugal compressor case mount pad weld area caused by a non-co...