Delta Says Aircraft Flown With Uncertified Components
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Delta Air Lines Inc. says some of its aircraft have been flown with engines using improperly documented components,

Delta Air Lines Inc. says some of its aircraft have been flown with engines using improperly documented components, a disclosure indicating the extent to which parts linked to a British distributor have been uncovered.

Suspect components were found on only one engine of the planes that were flown, a company spokesman said Tuesday, declining to quantify exactly how many aircraft and engines were impacted.

The information comes from a new assessment of Delta’s ongoing internal investigation into the airline’s use of the uncertified parts, which it first disclosed on Monday.

Read more: Delta Says Some of Its Jet Aircraft Engines Used Fake Parts

Delta and several other carriers have disclosed that engines in their fleet used parts distributed by AOG Technics Ltd., a London-based company at the center of probes by regulators into allegedly fake parts. The uncertified components were used in a popular type of jet engine made by CFM International Inc., a joint venture of General Electric Co. and Safran SA.

--With assistance from Ryan Beene.

(Corrects third paragraph to indicate Delta first disclosed the issue on Monday.)

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