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Old 12th March 2009 | 14:05
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repariit
 
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This from a Seattle newspaper . . .
NTSB wants Boeing 777 engine redesigned

"Boeing engineers, working in the laboratory, determined that the heat generated by the Rolls-Royce fuel-oil heat exchanger is not adequate to prevent moisture in the fuel from freezing. When that happens, ice can form that blocks fuel to the exchanger, starving the engines."
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