An FAA Proposed AD Seeks To Prevent Ice Blockage In Trent 800s

FAA last week proposed an airworthiness directive aimed at preventing ice from blocking the fuel-to-oil heat exchanger on the Rolls-Royce RB211 Trent 800-Series engines. Blockage of the FOHE can result in loss of engine power and lead to loss of control of an aircraft and was the suspected cause of...

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