Engines

R-R modified Trent 700 blade clearance after SIA A330 incident

By 2018-08-02T09:10:46

Rolls-Royce increased the rotor tip clearances between the engine casing and intermediate pressure compressor (IPC) blades across various stages of newly manufactured Trent 700 powerplants, following an in-flight power loss on a Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 on 23 May 2015.

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