Proper operating configuration management of life-limited parts (LLP) – including other parts that influence the LLP operating conditions – is critical to ensuring that the Airworthiness Limitation established by the Type Certificate Holder remains valid over the life of a part

Jeff Conner, Chief Engineer’s Office, GE Aviation, discusses the importance of properly configured life-limited parts (LLP), and how influencing parts - even the ones that don't come into direct contact with the LLP - can impact the performance of an aircraft engine.

Located in Petropolis, Brazil, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the GE Aviation, Services—Celma facility has come a long way since 1951 when electric domestic fans were built there. Today, at 540,000 sq. ft. with two test cells, the facility overhauls more than 300 CF6, CFM56 and CF34-10E aircraft engines annually. CF34-10E new-engine assembly was added in 2011, and the recent addition of an 80,000-lb. capacity test cell enables the site to conduct overhauls on GEnx engines.

Discover how GE Aviation's multimillion dollar annual investment in repair technologies is paying off.

While leases offer airlines flexibility in how they manage and finance their fleets, operators who don’t fully understand unique workscope considerations and return conditions run the risk of incurring unanticipated maintenance costs on leased engines. Learn more about the factors affecting workscoping within a lease

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Introduced as the new production configuration in 2007, learn how CFM56-5/-7 Tech Insertion is continuing to help operators keep costs low.

The recent trend is that new and derivative aircraft performance improvements are being gained primarily from new propulsion system technology investments.