CFM Reviewing Records From AOG Technics On Parts Sales

CFM International says it is now reviewing records provided by AOG Technics, the UK-based supplier alleged to have sold CFM56 and CF6 parts with falsified certification paperwork.

So far CFM and GE Aerospace—a 50-50 owner of CFM along with Safran— have identified 95 falsified documents impacting 126 engines. Of those documents, CFM said 93 are attached to CFM56 parts (92 EASA Form 1s and one CAAC form AAC-038) and two are attached to CF6 parts (FAA 8130s). It will continue to analyze the paperwork turned over by the broker on Oct. 4.

“CFM is reviewing the documentation turned over by AOG Technics as part of our effort to determine the full extent of their sale of parts with fraudulent documentation,” a CFM spokesperson told Aviation Daily. “We are working collaboratively with operators so they can promptly remove the unauthorized parts from their engines in accordance with the recommendations issued by the regulatory agencies.”

Among the engines so far identified as having parts from AOG Technics, 16 are in CFM’s shops and 110 in non-OEM facilities, CFM said. The company identified four instances where parts from the broker entered its OEM MRO facilities: three it said involved indirect purchases from suppliers who sourced material with falsified forms from AOG Technics and unknowingly sold to CFM, and one through CFM Materials. Impacted operators were promptly informed, the engine-maker said, and it is removing the impacted parts at no cost.

CFM reports having no information that any LEAP parts are implicated, and it is not aware of any operational issues stemming from the parts in question. The majority of the parts involved are described as being non-serialized items such as bolts, nuts, washers, dampers, seals, and bushings, with no life-limited parts flagged.

“We remain united with the aviation community in working to keep unapproved parts out of the global supply chain,” the CFM spokesperson said.

A CFM-led lawsuit was filed in early September, seeking intervention from London’s High Court to obtain the purchase and sales records from AOG Technics.