Posted on 08/20/2024 1:09:12 PM PDT by george76
Boeing has been forced to ground its entire 777X test fleet due to a failed engine component - the latest in a series of blows to the embattled manufacturer.
The 777X, Boeing's latest and most state-of-the-art aircraft, first took to the sky in 2020 but faced delays in certification by the Federal Aviation Administration...
The FAA this summer gave the plane the go-ahead for test flights needed before launching passenger service.
Boeing had planned to deliver the fleet in 2025, but the discovery of a failed component connected to the jet's engine has some buyers not expecting the jet until mid-2026.
The find was made over the weekend, after one of the test planes landed in Hawaii.
Subsequent inspections found the same issue on two other active test plane engines
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The component in question, a titanium piece called a 'thrust link,' connects to the GE9X engines made by General Electric (GE).
A partnership between the companies that began in 2014 saw GE become Boeing's sole engine maker for larger jets like the 777X.
In an effort to save fuel, the companies worked to make aircraft more wedded to specific engine models, to build more efficient machines that would benefit both carriers and customers.
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The GE-9X itself is an enormous engine, weighing about 11 tons and featuring a front fan made by GE that, at 11 feet in diameter, is the biggest of its kind.
The 777-9, meanwhile, first flew in 2020, but the FAA has yet to grant it full certification, as deliveries continue to be well behind schedule.
In 2019, the fuselage of one the aircraft completely ruptured in pressure tests, a setback that contributed to the delay of the long-haul jet by several months
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737 MAX, have continued to experience technical failures
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
The problem is" The component in question, a titanium piece called a 'thrust link,' connects to the GE9X engines made by General Electric (GE)".
Does it say “Made in China” on the packaging??
Everything else is.
Numerologists most affected.
Evidently that whole SPC and Six Sigma schtick shoved down GE’s throat by the illustrious McKinsey Group isn’t working out so well.
Yeah, Chinesium isn’t a good metal.
That diesn’t mean that GE (or Boeing) makes the part. GE is responsible for certification of the engine itself. Boeing is resposnible for the engine’s installation and interface construction.
Not enough data in the article to determine who is responsible.
Well, if you don’t hire the best, then your company fails the test.
No cert for you.
5.56mm
How is that DEI working for GE?
Boeing’s problems almost seem deliberate or sabotage. An excuse for the government to take over the company?
Funny how the most single-minded unaccepting people in the world use the words ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusion’ so frequently. They don’t accept ANY diversity of thought. They don’t like people with southern accents. They don’t like non-college educated whites. They don’t like conservative minorities. They call the middle of the nation ‘fly over country’. And, they don’t respect and won’t tolerate anyone thinking anything that doesn’t agree with their world view.
That would lead to the most unsafe planes in the skies.
I hope Boeing dies on the vine SCREW THEM!!
“I hope Boeing dies on the vine SCREW THEM!!”
The anti-American globalists who have Boeing (and ultimately all of America) in their crosshairs share your sentiment.
I, for one, hope that Boeing gets their act together and pulls themselves (and the USA) out of this nosedive.
However, this issue isn’t Boeing it’s on GE.
“The headline says Boeing...”
The headline always blames Boeing. In most cases it’s the operating airline that is responsible. In this case a GE part.
No. It's Boeing's plane. They are responsible to make sure their suppliers have quality systems in place to preclude such problems. Further, Boeing would have to have incoming inspection systems to validate supplier quality. Validation systems like that overlap for a reason.
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