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Lufthansa replaces problem engine on A380
LUFTHANSA has replaced a Rolls-Royce engine on one of its Airbus
A380 superjumbos after maintenance checks detected a problem.
Airline spokesman Thomas Jachnow declined to specify the problem,
but said it was minor and not connected with the oil leaks that
have grounded Qantas and Singapore Airlines superjumbos using
the same type of engine.
He says the aircraft in question is back in service, and that
scheduled A380 flights have not been affected by the engine change.
Qantas and Singapore Airlines discovered oil leaks on their planes
during tests prompted by the explosion of a Rolls-Royce engine
on a Qantas A380 during a flight from Singapore to Sydney last week.
The plane made a safe emergency landing in Singapore, but Qantas
immediately grounded its entire fleet of A380s while it investigated
the cause.
Singapore Airlines followed suit yesterday.
Mr Jachnow said Lufthansa management had decided on the engine swap
as a precaution after consultations with Rolls-Royce.
"For us and for Rolls-Royce this was reason enough to replace
the engine," he said.
"This will in no way affect our A380 passengers."
Mr Jachnow said customer confidence in the aircraft - the world's
largest commercial passenger plane - remained high, and that
the airline had not recorded any spike in cancellations since
last week's incident.
Rolls-Royce, which manufactures the engines for A380s used by
Qantas, Singapore Airlines and Germany's Lufthansa, had recommended
a series of checks on the Trent 900 engines.
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LH 幫 A380 換引擎,詳細原因沒有透漏,不過發言人表示與 QF 的
漏油問題無關,且更換引擎的飛機已經繼續飛行。
發言人還表示在 QF 事件之後並未發現任何異常的取消定位現象。
Flyertalk 上有網友說不知道 Trent 900 的全球庫存在這波更換潮之下
會不會吃緊?畢竟目前 Trent 900 在產品壽命週期上還處於很年輕的階段,
理論上更換需求不高,庫存可能有限。