GE Increases Repair Techniques For Parts
GE Aviation will develop 1,000 repair procedures this year, some of which will modify existing procedures to add new features, says Bill Milhaem, general manager material and CFM services. This $40 million investment in repair technology is higher this year partly due to the introduction of the GEnx and the fairly new GP7200 engines. “Beyond standard entry-into-service repairs, we’ve taken a hard look at repairs and have a system that tracks new conditions ...