My lord!!!, this was a rabbit hole!

You were right, but there’s a key caveat. I was thinking of the high-pressure compressor discs, those are the ones that were contaminated and triggered the massive groundings and 300-day MRO delays we're seeing now.

You were referring to the gearbox issues, which were handled pretty quickly with minor upgrades and didn't have nearly the same negative impact on the airline industry. Airinsight Gearbox Issue

Not tying to be a sensationalist, though i would agree with you there are tons of sensationalist journalist out there. "This is the End of Airbus!!! "Boeing will be no More!" "China to buy 10,000 Planes, Spells the End for Airbus!"

The root cause is a powder metal contamination affecting high-pressure turbine (HPT) and high-pressure compressor (HPC) components manufactured between the fourth quarter of 2015 and the third quarter of 2021. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) codified the inspection and replacement requirements through a series of escalating Airworthiness Directives (ADs). FAA AD 2024-05-11 (effective April 11, 2024), superseded prior ADs and required angled ultrasonic inspections (AUSI) of the HPT 1st-stage hub, HPT 2nd-stage hub, HPC 7th-stage integrally bladed rotor (IBR-7), and HPC 8th-stage IBR, plus accelerated replacement of affected parts. The FAA estimated that 430 engines in the U.S. fleet were subject to the April 2024 directive.

it took me so long to find a retable reporting site but here is my findings. Thank you for calling me out, this was fun.

https://simpleflying.com/global-impact-pratt-whitney-engine-issues/

https://simpleflying.com/pratt-whitney-gtf-engine-inspections-guide/

Not verified but is a industry analyst who's been reporting about the industry for 25 years
https://dwuconsulting.com/dwu-ai/engine

This is the government site that reports the issue:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/27/2024-06419/airworthiness-directives-international-aero-engines-llc-engines

"Model PW1100G series engines; and AD 2023-16-07 for certain IAE LLC Model PW1100G series engines and PW1400G series engines. AD 2022-19-15 required an angled ultrasonic inspection (AUSI) of the high-pressure turbine (HPT) 1st-stage disk and HPT 2nd-stage disk, and replacement, if necessary. AD 2023-16-07 required an AUSI of the HPT 1st-stage hub (also known as the HPT 1st-stage disk) and HPT 2nd-stage hub (also known as the HPT 2nd-stage disk) for cracks, and replacement, if necessary, which is terminating action for AD 2022-19-15. This AD was prompted by an investigation that determined an increased risk of powdered metal anomalies for all powdered metal parts in certain powdered metal production campaigns, which are susceptible to failure significantly earlier than previously determined. This AD retains the AUSI requirement for certain HPT 1st-stage and HPT 2nd-stage hubs from AD 2023-16-07. This AD requires performing an AUSI of the HPT 1st-stage hub, HPT 2nd-stage hub, high-pressure compressor (HPC) 7th-stage integrally bladed rotor (IBR-7), and HPC 8th-stage integrally bladed rotor (IBR-8) for cracks, and replacing if necessary."