Qantas A380 uncontained #2 engine failure

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Originally Posted by top-lame

Does anyone know what the "Internal Engine Component" is to FIX the Trent 900 problem?

The following appeared yesterday in an NYT article at URL
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/bu.../16qantas.html. You won't be able to access the article unless you are registered on the NYT site.

Originally Posted by NYT article

... according to one person who had been briefed on the matter, investigators isolated a problem in an air-transfer tube in the cavity between the engine’s high- and intermediate-pressure turbines. Rolls-Royce is preparing a replacement program for the component, known as Module 51, said the person, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the subject.

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