April 24, 2016, 00:29 | Aircraft | Boeing-787 | Dreamliner | engine
US aviation authorities have ordered to urgently replace the engines installed on Boeing 176 airplanes 787 (Dreamliner). This is the type of engines GEnx-1B PIP2.
US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has defined the situation as “urgent matter to security”, CNN television reported. “Because of the fan blades emerging ice begin to rub against the rubber casing, leading to engine vibration», – GE Aviation Rick Kennedy of the company – the official representative of the engine maker said.
It is noted that such a situation has arisen, in particular, January 29, 2016 while flying at an altitude of more than 7 thousand. M. According to Kennedy, then one of the engines as a result of the incident shut down, but the plane managed to land safely at the second engine is running.
The FAA said that, “if the problem persists, it can lead to engine damage during the flight and the inability to quickly start it again.” In addition, as stated, the probability of failure of both engines makes an urgent solution to this issue.
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