EASA Claims London base company supplies fake parts for repairs of jet engines

European aviation authorities found that the London-based AOG Technics Ltd. company sold fake components for the jet engines that propelled numerous Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft of an earlier generation.

The investigation into the allegedly fake certification paperwork and unapproved parts for CFM56 engines sold by AOG Technics Ltd. has involved manufacturing giants General Electric Co. and Safran SA.

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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued a statement saying that “many Authorised Release Certificates for parts supplied via AOG Technics have been forged.” In every instance, the company listed as the manufacturer “confirmed that they did not produce the certificate, and that they were not the originator of the part,” EASA said.

It is unclear how many fake parts may have been used or how many aircraft may have been impacted. Thousands of narrow-body aircraft that are a mainstay of the world fleet are equipped with the CFM56, the best-selling jet engine in the world.

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“AOG Technics has not yet disclosed information about the origin of the parts or the fake ARCs. Therefore, EASA is issuing this alert to ascertain whether further components have been delivered with fabricated ARCs and to mitigate the impact on the airworthiness of any possibly unairworthy parts operating in service, it adds.

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