Engines
Appeals Court Affirms $8.1 Million Verdict in Challenger 300 Case
The verdict from the Texas Court of Appeals revolves around a dispute over engine problems with a newly delivered Challenger 300.

On June 22, the Texas Court of Appeals (Fifth District) in Dallas affirmed a trial court jury verdict that upheld a claim for nearly $8.1 million in damages in a case filed against Bombardier Aerospace. The appellees, which included companies owned by James Crane and Neil Kelley, sued Bombardier for breach of contract and fraud by nondisclosure, arguing that in December 2010 Bombardier sold them a new Challenger 300 with undisclosed engine problems. According to the court’s memorandum opinion, “Despite the logbooks showing the left engine had been repaired for interstage turbine temperature split (ITT) and used on another aircraft before being placed on appellees’ aircraft, [the quality assurance programs administrator with Flexjet, which was managing the Challenger] did not disclose this information to either Crane or Kelley.”


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