Singapore Airlines (SIA) has removed two of its nine Boeing 787-10 aircraft from service due to engine issues. It is more bad news for Boeing following the worldwide grounding of its popular 737 MAX passenger jet.
“During recent routine inspections of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN engines on Singapore Airlines Boeing 787-10 fleet, premature blade deterioration was found on some engines,” the carrier said in a statement on Tuesday.
Two SIA 787-10 aircraft have been removed from service pending engine replacements, while other jets equipped with the model of the Rolls-Royce engine are awaiting precautionary inspections that are to be finished by April 3.
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Singapore Airlines said that some of the companys flights have been affected by the grounding, but did not elaborate on the number of the flights and passengers affected. The company is now seeking a replacement to “minimize schedule disruption to customers.”
The airline says it was the first to fly the new 337-seat Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. The planes are reportedly deployed in 11 destinations, including Bangkok, Denpasar, Fukuoka, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila, Nagoya, New Delhi, Osaka, Perth, Taipei, and Tokyo.
It is not the first time Rolls-Royce engine flaws, and in particular, blades deteriorating faster than expected, have caused aircraft groundings. Last year, around 40 Dreamliners were suspended from operations for immediate engine checks, according to Bloomberg.
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