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>IndiGo still needs to replace 110 engines out of 196 that were affected, ... Essential questions not addressed: 1. What is the nature of the "fix"? 2. Have
by everybodyknows 7y ago
>IndiGo still needs to replace 110 engines out of 196 that were affected, ...
Essential questions not addressed:
1. What is the nature of the "fix"?
2. Have IndiGo pilots since been directed to limit power to "alt-climb"?
3. What is Pratt's analysis of failure incidence as a function of power history per engine?
- redis_mlc 7y agoIt's a geared engine, so gear failure is basically sending the engine back to the factory and rebuilding or discarding it. This is a big deal, and the reason geared engines haven't been used in aviation turbines before. If I owned an airline, I wouldn't buy one now or for 2 decades.
- bobthepanda 7y agoIm not too familiar with aviation; what is a geared engine mean in this context, and what does that look like?
- A_Parr 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geared_turbofan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geared_turbofan