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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 8:52 pm
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vecta
 
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Originally Posted by PresRDC
I've also been told that this is the third uncontained engine failure involving a RR engine in recent weeks. There was also an uncontained failure in the test rig for the 787 engine (Trent 1000) and an uncontained Trent 700 failure on a Dragonair A330 which caused fuselage damage.

I imagine the the boys in Darby are quite busy at the moment!
Thanks for sharing your detailed knowledge PresRDC, it's greatly appreciated! ^
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