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Old 03-26-2019 | 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by asacimesp
I have a buddy working over at Spirit and their engine failure/shutdown rates were sky high due to bearing failures. The fix was to increase the oil pressure to the problem bearings.... unfortunately this has caused problems with oil blow-by which is driving the smoke/fume events.
Spirit has the P&W engine option, Delta is getting the CFM LEAP-1A. The CFM has had minor issues compared to the P&W.
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