GEnx-1B Cracks ‘No Threat’
General Electric says microcracks discovered on a first-stage high-pressure turbine blade in a ground test GEnx-1B do not present an obstacle to achieving ETOPS certification by the end of April and will not affect entry into service of the 787. The cracks, which GE says appear to be an anomaly...
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