Regulators probe engine blow-outs as older Boeing 777s suspended [View all]
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Source: Reuters
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE
FEBRUARY 21, 2021 6:27 PM UPDATED 43 MINUTES AGO
By Jamie Freed, David Shepardson, Laurence Frost 4 MIN READ
(Reuters) - Showers of jet engine parts over residential areas on both sides of the Atlantic have caught regulators’ attention and prompted the suspension of some older Boeing planes from service.
The Saturday incidents involving a United Airlines 777 in Denver and a Longtail Aviation 747 cargo plane in the Netherlands have put engine maker Pratt & Whitney in the spotlight - although there is as yet no indication that their causes are related.
Raytheon-owned Pratt & Whitney said it was coordinating with regulators to review inspection protocols.
Reporting by Jamie Freed in Sydney, David Shepardson in Washington and Laurence Frost in Paris; additional reporting by Eimi Yamamitsu and Maki Shiraki in Tokyo, Joyce Lee in Seoul, Tim Hepher in Paris and Anthony Deutsch in Amsterdam; Editing by Sam Holmes, Christopher Cushing and Emelia Sithole-Matarise
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The determining factor on this engine as well as others is the "cycles" of take-off and landing it had and when it had a complete tear down and inspection on the parts
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