NTSB: Fan shaft failed on 787 during taxi test
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The National Transportation Safety Board says a fan shaft failed on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner engine during a taxi test at Charleston International Airport.
The investigation into the failure of the engine on July 28 is ongoing. The engine was built by General Electric.
NTSB investigators last week went to a GE plant in Cincinnati where the engine was built to examine it. They found that a mid-shaft fractured and the shaft is undergoing detailed study and metallurgical inspections to determine why.
Investigators are also looking at manufacturing and assembly records for the engine.
Debris from the engine fell on the runway. A small fire ignited, forcing the airport to briefly shut down. Boeing said Wednesday it continues to work with the NTSB and GE on determine what happened.
The investigation into the failure of the engine on July 28 is ongoing. The engine was built by General Electric.
NTSB investigators last week went to a GE plant in Cincinnati where the engine was built to examine it. They found that a mid-shaft fractured and the shaft is undergoing detailed study and metallurgical inspections to determine why.
Investigators are also looking at manufacturing and assembly records for the engine.
Debris from the engine fell on the runway. A small fire ignited, forcing the airport to briefly shut down. Boeing said Wednesday it continues to work with the NTSB and GE on determine what happened.
ah yes... let us refer to those who were blaming non-union workers for the mishap: Â http://www.komonews.com/news/boeing/164189666.html
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Flying on one of those things for the first year would be like buying a new Microsoft platform. Best to wait until it works right.
 @jelisized They have been in commercial service since last October,  I'm glad it's not like a PC, you would have to land and shut it off and turn it back on again, and it would forget your destination. It would also tell all your Facebook friends where you are flying to, and what you had for lunch.Â
 @Insomniac Dreams CTRL ALT IIIIIIEEEEEE!!!!!!
There we go. The union workers are GE are the ones to blame, not the South Carolina workers.Â
 @GeorgeG. Can we assume that you will be providing the NTSB investigators the documentation that must be in your possession for you to state for a fact that " The union workers (at) GE are the ones to blame"?
 @My_Thoughts Oh give it a rest. The union supporters on KOMO were quick to the draw slamming the crap out of the non-union workers for this incident. As it turns out, it was a union shop that had the error. Maybe we should stop with the union versus non-union stupidity.
 @My_Thoughts That's never stopped union members and leadership from making accusations.Â