The low-cost airline disclosed that during routine maintenance in Texas and Brazil, it discovered the purportedly defective components in two of its aircraft.
Michael O'Leary, the company's CEO, reports that the parts, which were allegedly taken from the London company AOG Technics, have since been taken out.
In October, it was made public that the British airline industry was frantically inspecting its aircraft following allegations that AOG Technics had supplied parts bearing falsified safety certificates.
Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines are rumoured to have already discovered suspicious parts; Ryanair is the most recent airline to be entangled in the scandal.
According to Bloomberg, the company's CEO, Mr. O'Leary, got the parts for two engines from third parties rather than doing business with AOG.
He said that when rumours about AOG began to circulate, the company was prompted to inspect their aircraft, which is how they discovered the components.
Ryanair was "largely unaffected" by the crisis, Mr. O'Leary continued.
Regulators reportedly placed AOG Technics Ltd under investigation for allegedly letting Airbus A320s and Boeing 737 models take off with fake engine parts.
In October, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) verified that UK airlines had purchased and utilized parts that were purchased from the company.
CAA said at the time: "We can confirm that we are one of a number of organisations looking into this, but we are unable to comment further on ongoing investigations."
The authority then urged airlines to look over their records, adding: "For each part obtained, please contact the approved organisation identified on the ARC [airworthiness release certificates] to verify the origin of the certificate," they added.
"If the approved organisation attests that the ARC did not originate from that organisation, then all affected parts should be quarantined to prevent installation.
"If a part is found with falsified ARC which has already been installed it should be replaced with an approved part."
According to Aviacionline On their airworthiness release certificates, AOG is accused of providing false organisations.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) looked into this.
AOG is currently being dragged before the High Court in London.
The company refrained from commenting during an October hearing regarding the purportedly forged safety certificates.
The company and its sole director, Jose Zamora Yrala, have been ordered by Judge Richard Meade to disclose all documents pertaining to hundreds of shipments and purchases.
AOG Technics and Zamora Yrala's solicitors declared that their defendants are cooperating with the investigations.
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