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18th Sep 2010, 08:10

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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.

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Alien or gremlin?

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Aviation Week has the details:

Boeing 787 Suffers Engine Surge During Tests | AVIATION WEEK

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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.