EPI Still Assessing A400M Gearbox Issue

By Robert Wall wall@aviationweek.com .
LE BOURGET .

Europrop International (EPI) is set to build the initial powerplants for the first A400M production version, even as it continues to examine the inflight failure of a gearbox on the TP400-D6 turboprop powering the EADS Airbus Military airlifter. The mishap prevented the A400M from taking part in flight displays at the Paris air show.

The pinion gear that failed controls whether the engine is ...

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