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Tue, Nov 09, 2010

Rolls-Royce: 'Progress' Made In Understanding Trent 900 Failure

Incident Is Specific To That Model Engine

Rolls-Royce said in a statement Monday it has made progress in understanding the cause of the engine failure on the Trent 900 powered A380 Qantas flight QF32 on  November 4. The company says it is now clear this incident is specific to the Trent 900 engine.

"As a result, a series of checks and inspections has been agreed with Airbus, with operators of the Trent 900 powered A380 and with the airworthiness authorities," the statement says. "These are being progressively completed which is allowing a resumption of operation of aircraft in full compliance with all safety standards. We are working in close cooperation with Airbus, our customers and the authorities, and as always safety remains our highest priority.

"We can be certain that the separate Trent 1000 event which occurred in August 2010 on a test bed in Derby is unconnected. This incident happened during a development programme with an engine operating outside normal parameters. We understand the cause and a solution has been implemented.
The Trent 900 incident is the first of its kind to occur on a large civil Rolls-Royce engine since 1994. Since then Rolls-Royce has accumulated 142 million hours of flight on Trent and RB211 engines."

Rolls Royce says it provide a further update with the company's interim management statement on November 12.

FMI: www.rolls-royce.com

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