Boeing Says 787 Test Jet Grounded Due to Engine Surge

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By Susanna Ray


Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Boeing Co. grounded one of its five 787 Dreamliner test jets while crews replace a Rolls-Royce Group Plc engine that experienced a power surge before takeoff.

It’s too soon to tell whether the 787’s test schedule may be affected, Yvonne Leach, a Boeing spokeswoman, said today in a telephone interview. The surge occurred Sept. 10 before a flight in Roswell, New Mexico, and the crew wasn’t in danger, she said.

“We’ll resume testing as soon as possible,” Leach said.

The 787’s first delivery has been delayed six times in two years, most recently on Aug. 27. Chicago-based Boeing said then that Rolls-Royce couldn’t supply an engine needed to finish flight tests.

Leach said last week’s incident wasn’t related to an Aug. 2 engine blowout at a Rolls-Royce plant in England, and was isolated to one engine on the test plane.

Tests on the replacement engine are expected as early as Sept. 17, and if they’re satisfactory, the work being done at Roswell could resume the following day, trade publication Aviation Week reported on its website earlier today.


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[Blue Owl]

1. I'm gettin' a bad feeling about the 787

Seems more like the Doomliner to me.

[DJ13]

2. I hope Toyota didnt design the control electronics