Aircraft
Rolls-Royce To Replace Turbine Blades Early on All Trent 1000s
Fatigue cracking leads to flight cancellations at Japan’s ANA
The first ANA Boeing 787 takes off from Tokyo Haneda Airport. The airline now operates 50 Rolls-Royce-powered 787s. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by BriYYZ)
The first ANA Boeing 787 takes off from Tokyo Haneda Airport. The airline now operates 50 Rolls-Royce-powered 787s. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by BriYYZ)

Rolls-Royce will replace all Trent 1000 intermediate pressure turbine blades with a new design over a period of three years to address fatigue cracking resulting from sulfidation corrosion, the engine maker acknowledged Wednesday. The program covers 169 Boeing 787s powered by Rolls-Royce engines.