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by ummonk 7y ago
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2019/08/12/norwegian-boeing-787-engine-parts-fall-from-sky-onto-italian-town/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2019/08/12/norwegian...
The plane in question was a 5.5-year-old Boeing 787-8 with the registration LN-LND. The parts are believed to have come from the left engine, a Rolls-Royce Trent 1000, a model that has been plagued with problems.
Link about the problems: https://www.theengineer.co.uk/rolls-royce-problems-trent-1000/ https://www.theengineer.co.uk/rolls-royce-problems-trent-100...
Cracking problems in the intermediate pressure (IPT) section of the turbine have plagued the engine since early 2016, five years after its launch. Unscheduled groundings of Trent 1000-powered aircraft cost Rolls-Royce some £450m last year, and Horwood said that addressing the problem was “the single most important issue” currently facing the company.
One of Rolls-Royce’s most important potential customers for Trent 1000, Air New Zealand, recently announced that it has opted for General Electric power-plants for a new batch of 787-10 airliners, although its 787-9 fleets still fly with Trent engines.
I'm reminded of all the jokes Jeremy Clarkson makes at Rolls Royce's expense...
- rjsw 7y ago> I'm reminded of all the jokes Jeremy Clarkson makes at Rolls Royce's expense... Rolls-Royce Holdings only makes aero engines, the cars are made by BMW.
- serf 7y ago>the cars are made by BMW. as of 1998. Most of Clarksons' jokes are in reference to the 70s and 80s era of Rolls Royce -- which is known among auto enthusiasts as one of the least reliable group of cars to have ever existed.
- rimliu 7y ago"All the parts falling off this care are of the very finest British manufacturing".
- rjsw 7y agoThe aero engine and car companies split in 1971.
- benj111 7y agoWhy the downvotes for this??? If you know it to be factually wrong then fine, but at least comment to say why it's wrong to save everyone else the bother of searching wikipedia for various incarnations of Rolls Royce to find that is does seem to have split in 1971. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Limited https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Limited
- braythwayt 7y agoDriving a 1977 Rolls established your wealth without question. Not only could you afford a Rools, you could afford three: One you’re driving. One in the shop. One in the garage in case the one you’re driving goes to the shop before the other one is repaired.
- sgt101 7y agoSold to vickers in 1980. The 70s rollers were of their era... All cars were unreliable then!
- the_seraphim 7y agoas were the children's television entertainers...
- 13of40 7y agoThey also make "marine propulsion systems for commercial and naval customers" according to their web site.
- baybal2 7y agoRR aircraft engine business was once BMW's
- gaucheph 7y agoNot mentioned in OP's comment. Is there a point you wanted to make or is this a non-sequitur?
- avgDev 7y agoI'm actually suing an airline in Europe for a cancellation caused by the Trent 1k engine. I was in Poland and 23 hours before my flight, it was completely cancelled. I spent hours on the phone and finally was able to schedule another flight 3 days later. The problem is the airline knew these airplanes need to be grounded for maintenance much often but continued booking flights as usual. British airlines started losing similar lawsuits recently. I would not be surprised if someone sued Boeing or RR.