A high-cycle fatigue problem has occurred in GE Aircraft Engines' GE90 turbofan
A high-cycle fatigue problem has cropped up in GE Aircraft Engines' GE90 turbofan, leading to a small crack on a rotating seal in the engine's high- pressure compressor, GE said yesterday. But GE engineers say the crack is "stable" and well understood. Of five British Airways GE90s inspected so far...
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