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Boeing grounds entire 777X test fleet after discovering engine defect
DAILY MAIL ^ | 20 August 2024 | Alex Hammer

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 ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 737max; 777x; aviation; boeing; faa; flying; ge; ge9x; ge9xengines; generalelectric; thrustlink; titanium
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1 posted on 08/20/2024 1:09:12 PM PDT by george76
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To: george76
The headline says Boeing...

The problem is" The component in question, a titanium piece called a 'thrust link,' connects to the GE9X engines made by General Electric (GE)".

2 posted on 08/20/2024 1:13:34 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: george76

Does it say “Made in China” on the packaging??
Everything else is.


3 posted on 08/20/2024 1:14:26 PM PDT by coincheck (Salvation is for today, not tomorrow, you might not make it that far.....)
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To: george76
Give these kids a break... They're doing their best.


4 posted on 08/20/2024 1:18:04 PM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: george76

Numerologists most affected.


5 posted on 08/20/2024 1:18:29 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (Kafka was an optimist.)
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To: pfflier

Evidently that whole SPC and Six Sigma schtick shoved down GE’s throat by the illustrious McKinsey Group isn’t working out so well.


6 posted on 08/20/2024 1:20:03 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (Kafka was an optimist.)
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To: coincheck

Yeah, Chinesium isn’t a good metal.


7 posted on 08/20/2024 1:20:32 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: pfflier

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.


8 posted on 08/20/2024 1:22:17 PM PDT by MortMan (Charter member of AAAAA - American Association Against Alliteration Abuse)
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To: george76
This latest 777X test fleet problem, along with the Boeing door opening problem, and the "modified limited hangout" regarding the problems/failures on the Starliner Stuckliner, hanging on the ISS, this doesn't seem like a local manufacturing issue, but a broader leadership problem in the top Boeing management.
9 posted on 08/20/2024 1:27:30 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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Well, if you don’t hire the best, then your company fails the test.

No cert for you.

5.56mm


10 posted on 08/20/2024 1:34:52 PM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho have got to go. )
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To: pfflier

How is that DEI working for GE?


11 posted on 08/20/2024 1:39:05 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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Boeing’s problems almost seem deliberate or sabotage. An excuse for the government to take over the company?


12 posted on 08/20/2024 1:46:15 PM PDT by ryderann
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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.


13 posted on 08/20/2024 1:47:12 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: ryderann
An excuse for the government to take over the company?

That would lead to the most unsafe planes in the skies.

14 posted on 08/20/2024 1:48:33 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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I hope Boeing dies on the vine SCREW THEM!!


15 posted on 08/20/2024 1:48:36 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: neverevergiveup
Great description.
16 posted on 08/20/2024 1:55:23 PM PDT by Thomas Jerome
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To: pfflier
The problem is" The component in question, a titanium piece called a 'thrust link,' connects to the GE9X engines made by General Electric (GE)".

Not a problem. Pratt & Whitney, GE (and Rolls-Royce) makes engines. Boeing makes the plane. Think of those MOPAR trucks with Cummins diesel engines, or the Taurus SHO with the Yamaha engine.
17 posted on 08/20/2024 2:23:39 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

“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.


18 posted on 08/20/2024 2:36:49 PM PDT by Gary from Dayton (Army Vet 1986-1991 unburdened by what was burdening before )
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To: pfflier

“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.


19 posted on 08/20/2024 2:39:58 PM PDT by Gary from Dayton (Army Vet 1986-1991 unburdened by what was burdening before )
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To: Gary from Dayton
However, this issue isn’t Boeing it’s on GE.

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.

20 posted on 08/20/2024 2:45:23 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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