Engine Failure in Boeing 787 for Air India Sparks Fire at Charleston Airport

Another Boeing 787 engine problem—this time involving a General Electric GEnx turbofan in an airplane destined for Air India—sparked a grass fire at Charleston International Airport during a pre-flight test on Saturday, forcing the airport to close its main runway for more than an hour. The engine failure has prompted an investigation by the NTSB, Boeing and GE, maker of the engine now in service with Japan Airlines on four 787s.
The incident involved the second of three 787s that have rolled off Boeing’s new assembly line in Charleston, South Carolina.
30/07/12 Gregory Polek/AIN Online

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