Fake seems like a misnomer. Improperly documented or unauthorized would be better.<p>The form they're accused of forging can be found on page 86 of [0]. It basically just requires an authorized person to check a box that the item is in spec.<p>[0] <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02012R0748-20140217&from=EN" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELE...</a>
I guess most people forget the Ducommun scandal where dubious parts of unknown quality were shoved into 737 NG's on the assembly line. Numerous layers of the federal government, the parts on the side of the "strategic" interests and the MIC, came along and gaslit workers who knew better. The second link is a shining example of the revolving door. The 737 MAX lawsuit (1:19-CV-02170) was a travesty, a miscarriage, and purposeful deceit to rob individual victims' families of justice. Ralph Nader's niece's death was also swept up into that legal theater.<p><a href="https://www.kansas.com/news/business/aviation/article2620683.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.kansas.com/news/business/aviation/article2620683...</a><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darleen_Druyun" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darleen_Druyun</a><p><a href="https://dockets.justia.com/docket/illinois/ilndce/1:2019cv02281/363323" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://dockets.justia.com/docket/illinois/ilndce/1:2019cv02...</a>
Here's the link to the EASA note on this: <a href="https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/domains/aircraft-products/suspected-unapproved-parts/aircraft-parts-distributed-aog-technics" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/domains/aircraft-products/susp...</a><p>It seems like they're caught providing fake documents from one of their suppliers