CFM: 'No Issues' Linked To Leap-1A Disk-forging 'Deficiency'

CFM says its has yet to see "any issues" linked to a manufacturing deficiency that could cause cracks on certain Leap-1A high pressure turbine (HPT) rotor stage 2 disks, and says a "limited" number of engines are affected. The issue, caused by what the OEM describes as a "forging process deficiency," led CFM to issue an inspection recommendation in September "out of an abundance of caution," a spokesperson emphasized. Both EASA and FAA mandated ...