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Boeing planned to replace 777 engine covers before failures: WSJ

Published 02/25/2021, 06:31 AM
Updated 02/25/2021, 07:56 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: United Airlines flight UA328 returns to Denver International Airport with its starboard engine on fire after it called a Mayday alert

(Reuters) - Boeing (NYSE:BA) Co was planning to replace engine covers on its 777 jets months before a pair of recent serious failures, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing an internal Federal Aviation Administration document.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday ordered immediate inspections of 777s with Pratt & Whitney (N:RTX) PW4000 engines before further flights, after an engine failed on a United Airlines 777 on Saturday.

The planemaker and the FAA had been discussing potential fixes for about two years, following an earlier incident in 2018, according to the Journal.

Boeing did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Although immediate attention has focused on the engine's manufacturer, Pratt & Whitney, Reuters has reported that its cowling, or casing, is manufactured by Boeing.

Boeing has declined to comment on its manufacturing role and referred questions on the part to U.S. air accident investigators.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The damaged starboard engine of United Airlines flight 328 is seen following a Feb. 20 engine failure incident

The inspections affect older 777s fitted with Pratt & Whitney engines. Newer models, mainly powered by rival General Electric (NYSE:GE), are not affected.

Latest comments

Hollow fan blades : Whooda guessed ??
Yea, I would have to agree.   Fixing cover is nice but engines need to be fixed first.  You can't install armored cowling, plus it will not save you if engines fail.
When you lose any rotating mass on an engine, the resulting out of balance condition can destroy any cowling or break the engine mounts. How about getting P&W fix their defective fan blades first?
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