Corrosion found in RR Trent 1000 Gearboxes
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The part in the Trent 1000 gearbox that exhibited corrosion is know as a crown gear, a form of a bevel gear. Apparently a processing change during gear manufacturing lead to this problem.
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It appears now that GE engines are throwing out parts. Debris fell from an engine on a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner during a preflight test Saturday in South Carolina.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/bu...ef=todayspaper
July 31: United Airlines is supposed to roll out their first 787 today. Hope it doesn't shed any engine parts.
https://hub.united.com/en-us/videos/...iner-live.aspx
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/bu...ef=todayspaper
July 31: United Airlines is supposed to roll out their first 787 today. Hope it doesn't shed any engine parts.
https://hub.united.com/en-us/videos/...iner-live.aspx
Last edited by Mark in CA; 31st Jul 2012 at 12:27.
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This was correct, Lockheed Tristar was the best commercial airliner ever built ,it would have driven the DC-10 out of business but it had one achilles heel , Rolls Royce. Lockheed should have had an alternative engine.
it sold only 250 units, could have easily surpassed DC-10's 450 units.
it sold only 250 units, could have easily surpassed DC-10's 450 units.
