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LATAM Chile is In Trouble With Its Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Santiago - A Boeing 787 of LATAM Chile is proving to be the most affected aircraft by the problems of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, needing urgent repairs. (airlinerwatch.com) Más...I would think if the wings were damaged they wouldn’t be safe to fly. And on the note other airlines aren’t saying anything about the wings being damaged at all just that the engines are having issues. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.
Haven’t followed this too much but I think the reference to the wings is to the engine pylons which if the engine vibrations were too great, it may affect the integrity of the wing pylon structure. We had vibration indicators on our RB 211’s which required a shutdown over a certain limit.
A couple of quick questions as you may be more knowledgeabale than some of the couch captains on this forum. How much of the wing is carbon fibre and is that the greater concern. Surely a metal pylon is replaceable but glued together CF is a whole new ball game. Second question is how does RR or Boeing retaian the 360 ETOPS for the aircraft if they have a known in flight vibration issue. Air New Zealand recently turned one around heading from Buenos Aires to Auckland. 13 hours over water with nearest divert Easter Island or turn back, depending on PNR.
So, the engines have too much torque for the wings to support. Are the wings aluminum, titanium or carbon fibre composite?
No, the engines are having problems with the blades, which is increasing the vibration that is transmitted to the pylon. When the engine is unbalanced it vibrates more, and if it's more than the pylon was designed for, it eventually damages it.
It isn't necessarily dangerous to fly them on an empty ferry flight, because they use lower power levels. But it could become dangerous to keep flying heavy flights.
It isn't necessarily dangerous to fly them on an empty ferry flight, because they use lower power levels. But it could become dangerous to keep flying heavy flights.
Living in Chile, and flying almost pretty often LATAM, I would be pleased to know.