Boeing has suspended certification flight testing of its new 777X airliner due to issues with engine mounting structures.
Problems include a broken thrust link on one test aircraft and cracks in thrust links on the other two, leading to the grounding of the entire test fleet.
This discovery marks another setback for Boeing, which has faced a series of manufacturing and quality control challenges, with the duration of the fix currently unknown.
The Air Current is reporting that Boeing has suspended certification flight testing of its new flagship 777X airliner after it found problems with the engine attachments in all three test aircraft.
The publication said a thrust link that helps secure the engine to its mounting structure was discovered to be broken after a flight from Kona, Hawaii, to Seattle.
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