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Navigating the LEAP's Teething Issues

From Aviation Week's MRO Podcast · May 11, 2026

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Navigating the LEAP's Teething Issues

Approaching A Decade Of Leap · May 11, 2026 Technology

The LEAP operates at much higher temperatures than the legacy CFM56, causing pronounced teething issues like the reverse bleed system defect and a 10,000-cycle limit on high-pressure turbine blades. It will take time to iron out these humps in the road.