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Comment by ummonk | Hacker News Reader

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2019/08/12/norwegian...

The plane in question was a 5.5-year-old Boeing 787-8 with the registration LN-LND. The parts are believed to have come from the left engine, a Rolls-Royce Trent 1000, a model that has been plagued with problems.

Link about the problems: https://www.theengineer.co.uk/rolls-royce-problems-trent-100...

Cracking problems in the intermediate pressure (IPT) section of the turbine have plagued the engine since early 2016, five years after its launch. Unscheduled groundings of Trent 1000-powered aircraft cost Rolls-Royce some £450m last year, and Horwood said that addressing the problem was “the single most important issue” currently facing the company.

One of Rolls-Royce’s most important potential customers for Trent 1000, Air New Zealand, recently announced that it has opted for General Electric power-plants for a new batch of 787-10 airliners, although its 787-9 fleets still fly with Trent engines.

I'm reminded of all the jokes Jeremy Clarkson makes at Rolls Royce's expense...

> I'm reminded of all the jokes Jeremy Clarkson makes at Rolls Royce's expense...

Rolls-Royce Holdings only makes aero engines, the cars are made by BMW.

>the cars are made by BMW.

as of 1998.

Most of Clarksons' jokes are in reference to the 70s and 80s era of Rolls Royce -- which is known among auto enthusiasts as one of the least reliable group of cars to have ever existed.

"All the parts falling off this care are of the very finest British manufacturing".

The aero engine and car companies split in 1971.

Why the downvotes for this???

If you know it to be factually wrong then fine, but at least comment to say why it's wrong to save everyone else the bother of searching wikipedia for various incarnations of Rolls Royce to find that is does seem to have split in 1971.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Limited

Driving a 1977 Rolls established your wealth without question. Not only could you afford a Rools, you could afford three:

One you’re driving.

One in the shop.

One in the garage in case the one you’re driving goes to the shop before the other one is repaired.

Welcome back!

I guess owners graduate from Range Rovers, which drive either to a service shop or just out of one.

Sold to vickers in 1980.

The 70s rollers were of their era... All cars were unreliable then!

They also make "marine propulsion systems for commercial and naval customers" according to their web site.

RR aircraft engine business was once BMW's

Not mentioned in OP's comment.

Is there a point you wanted to make or is this a non-sequitur?

I'm actually suing an airline in Europe for a cancellation caused by the Trent 1k engine.

I was in Poland and 23 hours before my flight, it was completely cancelled. I spent hours on the phone and finally was able to schedule another flight 3 days later. The problem is the airline knew these airplanes need to be grounded for maintenance much often but continued booking flights as usual. British airlines started losing similar lawsuits recently.

I would not be surprised if someone sued Boeing or RR.

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