OT Boeing Engine Failures

[EL PRESIDENTE]

The one in Colorado that fell apart after the engine blew in the air.

Something similar happened in the Netherlands.

And just now, a 757 had Engine Failure over Utah.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

BUY THE DIP OUT OF THE SKY!

 

[HailBlazers]

@Lanny please explain

 

[barfo]

Did Q predict this?

barfo

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

It was obviously being shorted by Hedge Funds.

 

[Voodoo]

Wallstreet Redditors strike again! They are probably buying Boeing stock as we speak when hedge fund managers are shorting Boeing. They are super meta predicting that Boeing engines would fail today and knowing it would result in hedge fund managers shorting it. And by predicting I mean I can see @Deepvalue or whatever his name is plotting to sabotage their engines to create the above scenario happen.

On a serious note though, who makes the engines? Are they the same manufacturer across all of the failures?

 

[Lanny]

Wallstreet Redditors strike again! They are probably buying Boeing stock as we speak when hedge fund managers are shorting Boeing. They are super meta predicting that Boeing engines would fail today and knowing it would result in hedge fund managers shorting it. And by predicting I mean I can see @Deepvalue or whatever his name is plotting to sabotage their engines to create the above scenario happen.

On a serious note though, who makes the engines? Are they the same manufacturer across all of the failures?

Yes, it is the same manufacturer. The engines for the 777 are built by Pratt and Whitney.
I am not familiar with the 757. The 757, now discontinued does not use the problem engine and I know of no problems with their engines. It is one of what we called the baby jets built in Renton. The jumbo jets are all built in Everett.

 

[Voodoo]

Yes, it is the same manufacturer. The engines for the 777 are built by Pratt and Whitney.
I am not familiar with the 757. The 757, now discontinued does not use the problem engine and I know of no problems with their engines. It is one of what we called the baby jets built in Renton. The jumbo jets are all built in Everett.

You still, or used to work for Boeing?

 

[Hoopguru]

Yes, it is the same manufacturer. The engines for the 777 are built by Pratt and Whitney.
I am not familiar with the 757. The 757, now discontinued does not use the problem engine and I know of no problems with their engines. It is one of what we called the baby jets built in Renton. The jumbo jets are all built in Everett.

The ones I saw on the assembly line in Mulkateo were Rolls & GE, that was the day they rolled the first one off the line. Did they switch or do they use P&W now instead?

 

[julius]

I feel like we should blame Hunter and Joe Biden for this.

 

[donkiez]

The stock is holding in there. The reopening narrative is too powerful at this point. If one more damn plan drops engine parts though then I will be seriously worried.

 

[Lanny]

You still, or used to work for Boeing?

Use to. I left in 1990.
Great blue chip stock.
Extremely well built airplanes. I think the best in the world and I have seen them built from beginning to end. Even the baby jets are well built.
Although their stock does have it's little downturns, over the long run it just keeps on going up. Very well managed company.

 

[Lanny]

The stock is holding in there. The reopening narrative is too powerful at this point. If one more damn plan drops engine parts though then I will be seriously worried.

That problem might have more to do with Pratt and Whitney than Boeing.

 

[Lanny]

The ones I saw on the assembly line in Mulkateo were Rolls & GE, that was the day they rolled the first one off the line. Did they switch or do they use P&W now instead?

You're thinking of the 767, a jumbo jet. The 757, a baby jet, was built in Renton. Also, the jumbos are built in Everett and not Mukilteo which is right across the street from the building that assembles the 747, 767 and 777. Not sure where they build the 787 Dreamliner jumbo but probably that same gigantic building.
Let me give you some idea of how big that building is. One time I had to go to mockup and I Knew the general direction of where it was. The building is so vast that after 20 minutes of looking I couldn't find it. Mockup has two jumbo jets in it. I had to get help finding it. Mind you, I had worked in the building for about three months and couldn't find mockup.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

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[Hoopguru]

You're thinking of the 767, a jumbo jet. The 757, a baby jet, was built in Renton. Also, the jumbos are built in Everett and not Mukilteo which is right across the street from the building that assembles the 747, 767 and 777. Not sure where they build the 787 Dreamliner jumbo but probably that same gigantic building.
Let me give you some idea of how big that building is. One time I had to go to mockup and I Knew the general direction of where it was. The building is so vast that after 20 minutes of looking I couldn't find it. Mockup has two jumbo jets in it. I had to get help finding it. Mind you, I had worked in the building for about three months and couldn't find mockup.

The FAA order pertains only to the P&W engines not the Rolls or GE fro the 7777.
I was there the day they rolled off the first on in Everett and being an engine guy that I am was amazed at how large the GE engine was they were using on the aircraft.
I looked on the line they use all three but the FAA ruling is only for the P&W

 

[donkiez]

That problem might have more to do with Pratt and Whitney than Boeing.

Stock wise boeing could get blamed for it. After reading your posts about your days in boeing I am feeling even more confident about their short to mid term investment potential. Long term I hate airline related stocks because one crash and everyone runs for the exits. Boeing will always be here though, having a major aircraft manufacturer is a national security issue.

 

[Lanny]

The FAA order pertains only to the P&W engines not the Rolls or GE fro the 7777.
I was there the day they rolled off the first on in Everett and being an engine guy that I am was amazed at how large the GE engine was they were using on the aircraft.
I looked on the line they use all three but the FAA ruling is only for the P&W

The only engine used on the airplane in question, the 777 is the Pratt and Whitney so it is the only engine that has had that particular problem.
I too use to go out where they joined the engines to the wings and marveled at how large they were. I once heard a story about a guy standing near the engine when they started it up. It sucked him in toward the engine but he hung on to the cowling until they got the engine shut down. I heard he ruined the bottom of his shoes and probably needed to change his shorts.

 

[Hoopguru]

The only engine used on the airplane in question, the 777 is the Pratt and Whitney so it is the only engine that has had that particular problem.
I too use to go out where they joined the engines to the wings and marveled at how large they were. I once heard a story about a guy standing near the engine when they started it up. It sucked him in toward the engine but he hung on to the cowling until they got the engine shut down. I heard he ruined the bottom of his shoes and probably needed to change his shorts.

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[Hoopguru]

The only engine used on the airplane in question, the 777 is the Pratt and Whitney so it is the only engine that has had that particular problem.
I too use to go out where they joined the engines to the wings and marveled at how large they were. I once heard a story about a guy standing near the engine when they started it up. It sucked him in toward the engine but he hung on to the cowling until they got the engine shut down. I heard he ruined the bottom of his shoes and probably needed to change his shorts.

Amazing free tour for public. Ive taken family and business associates up there several times. Thats cool you worked up there.

 

[Lanny]

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The Wall Street journal
"Boeing 777 Engine Failures: What You Need to Know
Raytheon’s Pratt & Whitney unit made the problem engine that caused a United flight to make an emergency landing after showering debris over parts of Colorado ..."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-777-engine-failures-what-you-need-to-know-11614112288

Also, GE now makes a GE9X engine for the 777X.

 

[stampedehero]

The Wall Street journal
"Boeing 777 Engine Failures: What You Need to Know
Raytheon’s Pratt & Whitney unit made the problem engine that caused a United flight to make an emergency landing after showering debris over parts of Colorado ..."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-777-engine-failures-what-you-need-to-know-11614112288

Also, GE now makes a GE9X engine for the 777X.

Raytheon's ID was as a missiles maker. They may have done more. They must have merged with P&R. Up till that time, a P&R engine was durable and it's involvement with the Thunderbolt, Corsair and Hellcat was legendary.

 

[Lanny]

Raytheon's ID was as a missiles maker. They may have done more. They must have merged with P&R. Up till that time, a P&R engine was durable and it's involvement with the Corsair and Hellcat was legendary.

Boeing use to partner with Raytheon on military projects.

 

[donkiez]

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/01/uni...oeing-737-max-jets-in-vote-of-confidence.html

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]