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Why You Shouldn't Panic When An Airliner Loses An Engine In Flight
Over the weekend, a Thomson Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner suffered a failure in one of its massive GE turbofan engines over the Atlantic. Instances of an airliner losing an engine are obviously not unheard of. It can and does happen. Most of the time, the pilot diverts and no one is injured. (www.businessinsider.com) Mais...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I thought ETOPS was Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim?
Funny, it can also mean Engines Turn Or Pilot Swims...... :-)
Keep in mind that the operating engine contails all of the same parts that failed in the non-operating engine ... =8^ 0
See AC 120-42A. ETOPS certification requires either staggered maintenance or separate crews to lower the chances of common mode failures.
Can't help but feel had this article been about engine failure on one of Airbus' new aircraft, this board would have far more comments by now.
Of course, GE and Rolls make engines for both manufacturers, so it's not so much an Airbus/Boeing issue as it is GE/Rolls - and I don't see quite so many arguments about that on here :-)
Of course, GE and Rolls make engines for both manufacturers, so it's not so much an Airbus/Boeing issue as it is GE/Rolls - and I don't see quite so many arguments about that on here :-)
The Thomson Airways 787-8 is equipped with GEnx-1B engines. Since they received their first 787 in 2013, this airline has experienced:
- Fuselage skin de-lamination
- Battery pack fire
and now an engine failure.
(source http://247wallst.com/aerospace-defense/2014/08/10/787-dreamliner-engine-fails-over-the-atlantic/)
- Fuselage skin de-lamination
- Battery pack fire
and now an engine failure.
(source http://247wallst.com/aerospace-defense/2014/08/10/787-dreamliner-engine-fails-over-the-atlantic/)