Pratt&Whitney's PW4000 engine operating on the Boeing 767
Pratt&Whitney's PW4000 engine operating on the Boeing 767 achieved a reliability rating eight times better than that required for Extended Range Twin Operations (ETOPS). The engine's inflight shutdown rate for the 767 is .0026 per 1,000 hrs. ETOPS standard is .02 per 1,000 hrs. Also, P&W purchased a...
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