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Old 23rd Feb 2021, 08:25
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The PW4077 as used on the 777-200 is a unique sub-variant as it is the only one to use hollow titanium alloy fan blades (similar to many RR Trent engines).

The 744 case in Maastricht was a completely different failure mode and a different variant of the engine. It seems to have suffered some catastrophic turbine blade failure, for reasons yet unknown, but also contained.
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