In a safety directive issued last week, CAAM CEO Norazman Mahmud asked them to inspect their aircraft engines and inventory records for any parts acquired either directly or indirectly from British supplier AOG Technics Ltd.

“CAAM has been informed via mandatory occurrence reporting (MOR) of cases involving the distribution of suspected unapproved parts by AOG Technics, an organisation based in London.

“Several engine parts fitted to CFM56 engines were found to have been supplied with falsified airworthiness certification documents,” Norazman said in the safety alert sighted by FMT.

He did not give the number of fake parts discovered or the names of the airlines involved. However, a check on the CAAM Unapproved Parts Notifications site showed only one report listed so far.

Norazman said CAAM views this issue seriously and will work closely with the aviation industry and take action as new information becomes available.

Last month, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency said it had received reports indicating that several CFM56 engine parts distributed by AOG Technics had been supplied with falsified certificates of authenticity.

Malaysia Airlines had told FMT in a response that it was not affected by the supply of fake jet engine parts.

CAAM has asked aircraft owners and operators to contact the approved organisation identified on the certification release documents to verify the documents’ origin if unauthorised parts are discovered.

“If the approved organisation attests that the document did not originate from them, then all affected parts installed or found in existing inventories should be removed and quarantined to prevent installation.

“If the subject part has already been installed, it should be replaced with an approved part,” Norazman said, adding that all discoveries of falsified parts must be reported to CAAM via its MOR reporting system.