Rolls-Royce Parts Shortage to Delay 787 Engine Fix
- Rolls suppliers struggle to meet demand for compressor blades
- Issue could be compounded by glitch with new batch of turbines
Fan blades of a Rolls Royce Holdings Plc Trent 1000 engine.
Photographer: Fabrice Dimier/Bloomberg
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Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc is wrestling with a shortage of parts needed to repair hundreds of faulty engines that power Boeing Co.’s 787 wide-body jets, further stretching a tight timetable for repairs.
The fix for excessive wear on the Trent 1000 turbines is taking about three days longer than planned in some cases due to a shortfall in stocks of compressor blades, said the people, who asked not to be named as the supply bottleneck hasn’t been made public.