Qantas starts legal action against Rolls-Royce
(NEWSER) - Following a Qantas engine explosion last month, investigators have isolated a major fault in some Airbus A380 engines, the BBC reports. Rolls-Royce’s Trent 900—the kind used on the Qantas flight—had a misaligned part that weakened an oil pipe wall, resulting in “fatigue cracking,” which led to leaking and a fire. Rolls-Royce says it has “instituted a regime of inspection, maintenance, and removal which has assured safe operation.” More»
