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Forum: Rumours & News
28th May 2018, 22:06
Replies: 159
Views: 159,148
Posted By tdracer

Glad, I know you're being somewhat sarcastic (at...

Glad, I know you're being somewhat sarcastic (at least I hope so), but aside from knowing Keith Leverkuhn personally (and having a great deal of respect for his abilities), this is SOP - my biggest...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th May 2018, 00:19
Replies: 159
Views: 159,148
Posted By tdracer

Gee Dee Vee, don't mince words, tell us how you...

Gee Dee Vee, don't mince words, tell us how you really feel :sad:
What Rolls is doing is common practice in the industry. The have a part that's failing prematurely. They analyze the problem with...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2018, 18:35
Replies: 159
Views: 159,148
Posted By tdracer

Given that United has GEnx engines on their 787...

Given that United has GEnx engines on their 787 fleet, I wouldn't think a Rolls engine problem would affect them :hmm:
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Apr 2018, 21:30
Replies: 159
Views: 159,148
Posted By tdracer

One of the articles says 380 engines are...

One of the articles says 380 engines are affected, which would mean roughly half the Rolls powered 787s (possibly more, since some aircraft may only have one affected engine).
No first hand...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Apr 2018, 03:41
Replies: 159
Views: 159,148
Posted By tdracer

That's going to really limit them across the...

That's going to really limit them across the Pacific - 140 won't get you from the US mainland to Hawaii - and will similarly limit other southerly Pacific routes.
Between mainland US and Asia goes...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jan 2018, 18:24
Replies: 159
Views: 159,148
Posted By tdracer

The plan for the 787 has always been to make the...

The plan for the 787 has always been to make the aircraft engines "plug and play". It's not just the pylon, it's all the other system connections (for example Rolls has an inlet P2 probe heated by...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Dec 2017, 07:25
Replies: 159
Views: 159,148
Posted By tdracer

Hence the difference between impractical and...

Hence the difference between impractical and impossible. With (only) 180 minute ETOPS, those routes are impractical. With less than 180 minute ETOPS those routes are impossible...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Dec 2017, 18:24
Replies: 159
Views: 159,148
Posted By tdracer

Just to be clear, the .02 shutdown rate is for...

Just to be clear, the .02 shutdown rate is for 180 minute ETOPS - longer ETOPS have correspondingly better shutdown rate requirements. However 180 is important because as I mentioned earlier 180...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Dec 2017, 02:50
Replies: 159
Views: 159,148
Posted By tdracer

The shutdown rate is tracked pretty much...

The shutdown rate is tracked pretty much continuously (typically as a 12 month rolling average), if the fleet average goes over .02/1000 (one shutdown per 50,000 engine flight hours) the Feds will...
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