Trent 1000 Turbine Rupture Linked To Oil Fire

Credit: Guy Norris/AW&ST
New details of last month’s Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 uncontained failure are emerging and appear to point to a fault with the oil system which led to a fire developing inside the engine. The Aug. 2 incident on a “Package A” configuration engine later prompted Boeing to push back first 787 deliveries...

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