The Japanese government on Thursday conducted on-site inspections of two plants of a subsidiary of
IHI said data falsification may have taken place since the late 1980s at the Niigata plant and since 2001 at the
"We will sincerely cooperate and respond. We will make efforts to prevent a recurrence, while seeking guidance from our supervisory authority," IHI said in a statement after the inspection by the
Among the affected engines, some were used in
Test data was falsified to show higher fuel economy, IHI said, adding the data had been corrected.
The misconduct came to light after a whistle-blower at the subsidiary reported the wrongdoing in February.
The inspections come as another blow to IHI, which admitted in 2019 to misconduct in the manufacturing of aircraft engine parts and was ordered by the ministry to improve its operations.
==Kyodo
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