The Boeing 767, carrying 9 crew members and 226 passengers, was on its way to Atlanta. Pilots had to turn around due to a problem with the left engine.
This is a lovely opportunity for people to realize corporations don’t care about you, it’s not just Boeing, every single one of these companies will go as far as they can get away with to maximize profits.
Don’t be an Airbus fangirl/boy either, they have better regulations preventing them from being as shitty as Boeing, and they certainly enjoy the better reputation. But corporations are not your friends.
I rather doubt this happened solely because the airline is saving money somewhere. This is an old bird, I bet the engine has 30000 cycles on it. Probably something let loose in the compressor during take off. Nobody was hurt, everyone did exactly as the book says to do. The system worked. Keep investing in sound regulation and keep the airlines accountable for their maintenance and we all get home safely.
the responsibility for maintenance of the engines falls on the airline. occasionally you do get defective parts which are on the manufacturer, such as the Rolls Royce Trent 1000s which had issues with the intermediate pressure (IP) turbine blades being more susceptible to fatigue cracking related to corrosion. that was on Rolls Royce
But isn’t Boeing responsible of the maintenance?
Not at all. The airline is responsible for maintenance. Engines may be maintained by the OEM, but these ancient engines, that may not be the case.
This is a lovely opportunity for people to realize corporations don’t care about you, it’s not just Boeing, every single one of these companies will go as far as they can get away with to maximize profits.
Don’t be an Airbus fangirl/boy either, they have better regulations preventing them from being as shitty as Boeing, and they certainly enjoy the better reputation. But corporations are not your friends.
I rather doubt this happened solely because the airline is saving money somewhere. This is an old bird, I bet the engine has 30000 cycles on it. Probably something let loose in the compressor during take off. Nobody was hurt, everyone did exactly as the book says to do. The system worked. Keep investing in sound regulation and keep the airlines accountable for their maintenance and we all get home safely.
the responsibility for maintenance of the engines falls on the airline. occasionally you do get defective parts which are on the manufacturer, such as the Rolls Royce Trent 1000s which had issues with the intermediate pressure (IP) turbine blades being more susceptible to fatigue cracking related to corrosion. that was on Rolls Royce
God, I hate defending Boeing but thank you for fucking saying this.