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jackx123
18th Sep 2010, 08:10
Engine problems further delays the "dreamliner". During a test flight at Roswell, New Mexico, the crew experienced a runaway engine from RR. This makes it 3 years delayed.
helen-damnation
18th Sep 2010, 08:26
Alien or gremlin? :}
ZimmerFly
18th Sep 2010, 08:37
Aviation Week has the details:
Boeing 787 Suffers Engine Surge During Tests | AVIATION WEEK (http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/awx/2010/09/15/awx_09_15_2010_p0-254985.xml&headline=Boeing%20787%20Suffers%20Engine%20Surge%20During%20 Tests)
Groundloop
18th Sep 2010, 14:22
the crew experienced a runaway engine from RR.
A surge is not a runaway engine! "Runaway engine" suggest an engine that goes to full power and cannot be throttled back. A surge is an event which is over VERY quickly.
fokkerplod
18th Sep 2010, 14:51
A replacement engine was fitted and it was back in the skies yesterday
cant wait for delivery here at qatar airways :D