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Old 28th Feb 2009, 02:46
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Originally Posted by airfoilmod
So it's the Trent? Boeing says so. Commercialism and turf battles have no place vis a vis safety issues. If that's what's happening.
Boeing hasn't said exactly that. It is the combination of the Trent engine and the airframe fuel system that will require tweaking. Engineering on both sides obviously missed some low-temperature and possibly fuel quality management gotchas.
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