SYDNEY, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Operators of the Airbus A380 superjumbo aircraft may have to replace another 29 Rolls-Royce engines after an investigation into a Qantas engine failure identified problems, the Sydney Morning Herald said on Monday.
Singapore Airlines may have to replace up to 20 Trent 900 engines, Australia's Qantas may need to replace another seven engines on top of the three already removed, while German carrier Lufthansa could be forced to find two new replacements, the paper said without citing its sources.
Rolls-Royce has been scrambling to find a fix for the Trent 900 after an engine partly disintegrated in mid-flight Nov 4, forcing a fully-laden Qantas A380 to make an emergency landing in the worst incident to date for the world's largest passenger jet.
Rolls-Royce said the failure was caused by a specific component in the engine's turbine and said it would replace the relevant module on its engines.
A Qantas spokesman would not confirm the Sydney Morning Herald report and said while more engines may need to be replaced, Qantas was not in position to put a number on it.
(Reporting by Balazs Koranyi) (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) Keywords: ROLLSROYCE/ (balazs.koranyi@thomsonreuters.com; +612 9373 1816; balazs.koranyi.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Singapore Airlines may have to replace up to 20 Trent 900 engines, Australia's Qantas may need to replace another seven engines on top of the three already removed, while German carrier Lufthansa could be forced to find two new replacements, the paper said without citing its sources.
Rolls-Royce has been scrambling to find a fix for the Trent 900 after an engine partly disintegrated in mid-flight Nov 4, forcing a fully-laden Qantas A380 to make an emergency landing in the worst incident to date for the world's largest passenger jet.
Rolls-Royce said the failure was caused by a specific component in the engine's turbine and said it would replace the relevant module on its engines.
A Qantas spokesman would not confirm the Sydney Morning Herald report and said while more engines may need to be replaced, Qantas was not in position to put a number on it.
(Reporting by Balazs Koranyi) (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) Keywords: ROLLSROYCE/ (balazs.koranyi@thomsonreuters.com; +612 9373 1816; balazs.koranyi.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.