FAA proposes engine changes on some Boeing jets
Federal regulators propose requiring modifications to the engines of some Boeing 777 jets to prevent ice from forming in fuel lines during long flights, a problem blamed for the crash of a British Airways plane last year.
The work would have to be completed by January 2011.
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed the safety directive Thursday, following a similar move by European regulators. The FAA rule would call for redesigning a system that heats fuel and cools oil in the engines of some Trent engines made by Rolls Royce PLC and installed on some Boeing 777 jets.
Chicago-based Boeing Co. said there are about 50 such planes operating in the United States.
The work would have to be completed by January 2011.
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed the safety directive Thursday, following a similar move by European regulators. The FAA rule would call for redesigning a system that heats fuel and cools oil in the engines of some Trent engines made by Rolls Royce PLC and installed on some Boeing 777 jets.
Chicago-based Boeing Co. said there are about 50 such planes operating in the United States.