RR sees single component failure in Trent 900 event; company is replacing modules

Qantas Airbus A380. Photo: By Rob Finlayson. Rolls-Royce on Friday reiterated that the issue that caused the uncontained failure of a Trent 900 on a Qantas Airbus A380 on Nov. 4 "is specific to the Trent 900" and unrelated to the test-stand failure of a Trent 1000 for the 787 in August. The company...

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