Another Boeing Pratt and Whitney Engine Exploded in the Netherlands

Re:Another Boeing Pratt and Whitney Engine Exploded in the N... by belval on Monday February 22, 2021 @08:05PM (#26232714)

Unfortunately that hypothesis might hold true for all engine manufacturers which is a pretty chilling thought.

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Re:Another Boeing Pratt and Whitney Engine Exploded in the N... by jojobas on Monday February 22, 2021 @08:14PM (#26232769)

Or only affect engines from one American manufacturer due to some previously unknown peculiarity in their metallurgic processes.

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Re:Another Boeing Pratt and Whitney Engine Exploded in the N... by Mister_X on Monday February 22, 2021 @10:05PM (#26233435)

I recall reading an article in Aviation Week maybe 30 years ago about turbine blades failing for an unknown reason, and it turned out it had to do with contaminates in the water they were using during engine builds or some such.

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Re:Another Boeing Pratt and Whitney Engine Exploded in the N... by heterodyning on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @01:34AM (#26234428)

probably just as easily counterfeit aircraft parts due to economic squeezes

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