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FAA Says Boeing 787 Dreamliners Have 'Urgent Safety Issue'
FORTUNE ^
| APRIL 25, 2016
| Laura Lorenzetti
Posted on 04/25/2016 10:23:05 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Edited on 04/25/2016 10:42:02 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering fixes on General Electric engines used on some Boeing 787 Dreamliners after it found that an icing problem can cause the engines to shut down mid-flight.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 787; aerospace; aviation; boeing; dreamliner; faa
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To: Bobalu
Always fly as far into the crash as possible.
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:13:56 AM PDT
by
Tainan
(Cogito, ergo conservatus sum -- "The Taliban is inside the building")
To: Bobalu
--But imagine a new jet with four new engines.... now that would be safe :-) Why stop at four?
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:15:27 AM PDT
by
JPG
(Go Trump!)
To: Bobalu
having said all that, how many engine outages have ever occurred in either the 2 or 4 engined craft?
the figure is close to nil
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:19:36 AM PDT
by
bert
((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;+12, 73, ....)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Airbus has had this same issue
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:24:33 AM PDT
by
Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
To: Psalm 73
Yes, this has been the state of the aviation industry since day one. Problems found and fixed.
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posted on
04/26/2016 6:05:55 AM PDT
by
wjcsux
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
To: Bobalu
I have the plane for you:
Airbus 380 - 4 engines and fairly fuel efficient.
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posted on
04/26/2016 6:17:05 AM PDT
by
PAR35
To: sukhoi-30mki
Interesting, but it isn't really the 787's problem, it is a GE engine problem. The GEnx is used on both the 787 and 747-8. Apparently this icing problem has been a known issue since early 2013 occurring first on the engines used in the 747.
Ever since reading Michael Crichton's "Airframe" I've been conscious of how often aircraft get blamed for failures outside their control. In fact there's a specific incident in the book where the Norton aircraft is blamed for an incident involving an engine failure. True, the engine is part of the system, and overall it is a problem with 747 and 787 aircraft - equipped with this type of engine. (and no, I'm not even a Boeing employee, I actually work for another company that is a sometimes competitor, sometimes partner with Boeing)
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posted on
04/26/2016 6:21:05 AM PDT
by
ThunderSleeps
(Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
To: mkjessup
One of the notable parts of the flight begins at 32:20I love that video. One of the notable parts for me was when the flight crew all lit up a cigarette in the cockpit. Heh.
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posted on
04/26/2016 7:00:27 AM PDT
by
BfloGuy
( Even the opponents of Socialism are dominated by socialist ideas.)
To: libh8er
I have flown at least half a dozen times on the 787. The engine never once shut down in mid flight.Did you see the flight engineer leisurely roaming the cabin? Could be he was struggling to keep the dang thing running.....
To: sukhoi-30mki
C’mon do you really need 2 working engines?
They have another 2.... oh wait.
To: sukhoi-30mki
can cause the engines to shut down mid-flight That's an EPA-mandated Climate Change mitigation feature.
To: libh8er
The engine never once shut down in mid flight. Did you fly through known icing conditions?
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:23:57 PM PDT
by
hattend
(Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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