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Engine Explosion, Thai Airways 777

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  1. Jacob Potts

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    #1 Jacob Potts, Oct 24, 2019
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    #2 tazandjan, Oct 24, 2019
    Who made the engine?
     
  3. nerofer

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    #3 nerofer, Oct 25, 2019
    According to a quote in the article hereenclosed, and from the information in the link provided, the engine is a GE90-115B, so General Electric:

    Thai Airways Intl Boeing 777-300 (HS-TKL, built 2012) suffered an uncontained failure of ist left Engine (GE90) whilst taking off runway 01L at Bangkok on flight #TG970 to Zürich. None of the 359 people in board was Hurt. Damage is being assessed. https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thai-airways-royal-orchid-plus/1992108-tg970-20-oct-2019-engine-failure.html …

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    #4 F1tommy, Oct 25, 2019
    That's rare for a GE 777-300ER engine to explode. I would bet it ingested something on takeoff, but you never know.

    I guess they ordered this:

    "The AD calls for the removal from service of the Interstage Seal of certain GE GE90-115B turbofan engines, within 25 flight cycles."
     
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    #5 donv, Oct 25, 2019
    As my brother used to say, that engine is always on fire, the only problem is if the fire gets out.
     
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    #6 Hannibal308, Oct 26, 2019
    Or goes out...
     
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    #7 tazandjan, Oct 26, 2019
    Or is on the outside of the engine...
     

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