Mumbai: There’s no solution in sight to the problem of formation of ice crystals in the engines of Air India’s Dreamliner aircraft, the Air India management has said. The airline officials attributed the problem to the installation of General Electric (GE) company’s newly designed blades.
Last month, Dreamliner 787’s manufacturer Boeing had issued an advisory to all airlines, including Air India which has GE company engines installed in its aircraft. Boeing urged the airlines to deviate the plane by 50 nautical miles when faced with a cloudburst as ice crystals could get stuck in the engine, thereby affecting the aircraft’s performance.
The problem is found to be more pertinent on tropical routes, including those to Australia and Japan. While Japan Airway Ltd has seized the operation after the advisory, Air India has refrained from doing so.
26/12/13 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
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Last month, Dreamliner 787’s manufacturer Boeing had issued an advisory to all airlines, including Air India which has GE company engines installed in its aircraft. Boeing urged the airlines to deviate the plane by 50 nautical miles when faced with a cloudburst as ice crystals could get stuck in the engine, thereby affecting the aircraft’s performance.
The problem is found to be more pertinent on tropical routes, including those to Australia and Japan. While Japan Airway Ltd has seized the operation after the advisory, Air India has refrained from doing so.
26/12/13 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
