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Has anyone heard the details yet?
It sounds like this is a problem at the root of blade ‘fir Tree’?
It sounds like this is a problem at the root of blade ‘fir Tree’?
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Has anyone heard the details yet?
It sounds like this is a problem at the root of blade ‘christmas Tree’?
This was the second similar failure in a fairly short time period (a couple of years, which isn't as long as it sounds in aerospace.) Even worse than the blade fatigue and failure is the fact that in both instances, the engine cases failed to contain the blade. This time the failure killed somebody, and almost killed everyone on the place.
Everything with one of those engines should be grounded - this is a failure in design that's killing people, and putting a lot more at risk.
From the previous failure: https://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/PR20160912.aspx
Even worse than the blade fatigue and failure is the fact that in both instances, the engine cases failed to contain the blade. This time the failure killed somebody, and almost killed everyone on the place.
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Any word as to the manufacturer of the engines ?
Regards Tyrone.
Locally is a company that makes Hi pressure inert gas "blade reforming"
chambers.
Yes, used blades with cracks are put under hi pressure gas, in an inductive
heated oven, and "closed up".
Locally is a company that makes Hi pressure inert gas "blade reforming"
chambers.
Yes, used blades with cracks are put under hi pressure gas, in an inductive
heated oven, and "closed up".
That really does not sound like a smart approach for something were the OEM goes to great lengths to have the blades solidify from a seed crystal.
To my knowledge Rolls Royce is the only one with a you tube video in the public domain showing a intentionally induced fan blade fail caught - containined by the engine casing in a test stand on a engine of this class.
A38 Blade Off Test - YouTube
May be best not to sit inline or slightly behind the engines if there not rolls royce on your next few flights!
May be best not to sit inline or slightly behind the engines if there not rolls royce on your next few flights!
CFM (GE and Snecma/Safran)
At least you did not call it an explosion!Thanks- corrected.
(first cuppa dilemma..)
Any word as to the manufacturer of the engines ?
Regards Tyrone.
It's too bad the lady got killed....she was kind of a honey with a family to boot.
It would have been OK if she were single and ugly?
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