US authorities ordered immediately replace the engines in a number of Boeing aircraft – RIA Novosti

WASHINGTON, April 23 – RIA Novosti Aircraft US authorities ordered immediately replace engines installed on a number of aircraft, “Boeing-787″ ( “Dreamliner”, the Dreamliner), told broadcaster CNN on Saturday.. As noted, if you do not take quick steps, serious problems may arise during the flight.

According to her, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has defined the situation as “an urgent issue with safety.” “Because of the fan blades emerging ice begin to rub against the rubber casing, leading to engine vibration”, – he told CNN spokesman engine manufacturer – GE Aviation Company Rick Kennedy. As the report indicates, such a situation has arisen, in particular, January 29, 2016 while flying at an altitude of over 7000 meters. According to Kennedy, then one of the engines shut down as a result of the incident, but the plane managed to land safely at the second engine is running.

The FAA noted 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, “there is a probability of failure of both engines, making the solution of this problem with the term security”.

aircraft “Boeing-787″ is located in the park of many airlines in the world. Including carriers in Europe, Air Europa, Azerbaijan Airlines, British Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, TUI Travel. The park airlines Russian aircraft of this brand is not.

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