Sunday, July 22, 2012

Five ANA 787s grounded due to suspect engine parts

All Nippon Airways is planning to temporarily ground some of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets to replace faulty engine components.

ANA officials say Boeing found poor-quality engine parts in 5 of the airline's fleet and that corrosion may possibly cause engine failure.

The company says it hasn't experienced any trouble with the aircraft so far, but it decided to take precautions by grounding the 5 planes and replacing their parts.

ANA cancelled 2 flights departing from Tokyo's Haneda airport on Saturday.
All Nippon Airways was the world's first airline to put the state-of-the art aircraft into service last November. It currently operates eleven 787s.

(NHK World News)

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