787 engine turmoil

787 engine turmoil

THE US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new directive requiring Boeing 787-8 and -9 planes powered by certain Rolls-Royce Trent engines to limit their extended operations.

The move follows info from the manufacturer that if one engine fails, prolonged operation at high thrust settings on the remaining engine may cause it to fail.

Meanwhile, Air New Zealand has rescheduled a number of int’l services and cancelled some services through to mid next week to allow for earlier than usual maintenance on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet.

Source: traveldaily