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Qantas: 40 engines on A380s need to be replaced
 SYDNEY - As many as half of the 80 Rolls-Royce engines that power the world's largest jetliner may have faulty parts at risk of oil leaks like the one that caused the fire and partial disintegration of a motor on a Qantas flight this month, the Australian national airline's chief executive said Thursday.
The comments by Qantas CEO Alan Joyce were the most definite accounting yet of a problem that now appears far larger than first imagined when one of his airline's engines came apart over Indonesia, spewing metal shrapnel into a wing and severing vital operating systems. Qantas has grounded its fleet of six A380s, each powered by four of the giant Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine. Joyce told reporters that Qantas may have to replace 14 engines, each worth about $10 million. Rolls-Royce has indicated that the number of engines that needed to be replaced was "40 engines worldwide," he said."That's what they think they'll have to change." An Airbus spokesman couldn't immediately be reached for comment. Meanwhile, in the cockpit. Sounds like these guys earned their money that day... Posted by: Steve White 2010-11-19 |
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