FAA: Company that sells airplane parts faked airworthiness documents
A "serious risk to the flying public”
It’s probably something you don’t want to think about when you board a plane: whether or not the aircraft you’re traveling in is mechanically sound. The Federal Aviation Administration has levied a half million dollar fine against a company it said deliberately falsified documents attesting to the airworthiness of the ball bearings it was selling.
The bearings are used in a component that ensures that the aircraft generator provides a steady stream of electrical power to the aircraft.