SINGAPORE, Oct 13 (Reuters) - U.S. aviation authorities have ordered visual inspections of fan hubs in engines used on some Airbus SE AIR.PA A380 jets after an engine came apart on an Air France AIRF.PA flight last month, forcing it to make an emergency landing.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring owners and operators of Engine Alliance (EA) Model GP7200 series engines to visually inspect the engines and remove the fan hub if defects are found.
The EA engines are manufactured by a 50-50 joint venture between General Electric (NYSE:GE) Co GE.N and United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) Corp's UTX.N Pratt & Whitney unit.