Bombardier Investigating CSeries Engine Failure

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, June 03, 2014 at 07:57 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

An uncontained engine failure occurred during ground maintenance testing of a CSeries Flight Test Vehicle 1 on May 29, halting the certification program for the narrow-body jetliner.
The incident involved one of the test airplane's Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofan engines, which exploded and damaged the aircraft with shrapnel.
Bombardier and Pratt & Whitney are investigating the cause of the engine failure, aiming for a swift resolution to resume CSeries testing.
This setback adds to previous delays for the CSeries program, which was originally due for certification in late 2013 and now targets entry into service in the second half of 2015.

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Bombardier is beginning the process of trying to determine what caused an uncontained engine failure during ground maintenance testing of CSeries Flight Test Vehicle 1 in Mirabel, Quebec, on May 29 that has halted the certification program for the narrow-body jetliner.

One of the test airplane’s Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofan engines failed during routine testing, which also damaged the airplane when shrapnel exploded from the nacelle.