Airlines Told to Replace Certain Rolls-Royce Engines by European Safety Officials
December 21 2017 - 10:13AM
Dow Jones News
By Robert Wall
European air-safety officials on Thursday ordered airlines to
potentially replace early some Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (RR.LN)
engines used on Boeing Co. (BA) 787 Dreamliner planes amid concern
they could fail in flight.
The Cologne, Germany-based European Aviation Safety Agency, or
EASA, had earlier warned about problems with Rolls-Royce's Trent
1000 engine and elevated its concerns Thursday. The organization
said that after further assessment more restrictive limits were
being imposed on the engines to avoid component failure.
Airlines are being asked to regularly check the engines and if
certain problems are found to swap out affected versions.
Rolls-Royce had previously taken a hit in its earnings because
of problems on the Trent 1000, particularly faster-than-expected
failure of some components. The British aircraft engine maker said
Thursday that "this directive mandates action we are taking as part
of the continual development of our proactive engine-management
program." It did not specify what costs may be linked to the
action.
Several airlines have faced flight disruptions because of
problems with the engine.
Write to Robert Wall at robert.wall@wsj.com
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