FAA PROPOSES 1,900-CYCLE LIFE LIMIT ON WILLIAMS HIGH-PRESSURE TURBINE DISKS

FAA proposed imposing a 1,900-cycle life limit - instead of the current 7,000-cycle limit - on Williams FJ44-1A turbofan high-pressure turbine disks. The proposal, published in the Sept. 9 Federal Register, would require replacement or modification of the high-pressure turbine (HPT) disks before...

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