The turbocharger shaft which is exhaust gas expansion driven, at 1000,000+ RPM tears loose and exits the turbo, and then the carbody in the adjacent areas around the turbo...on either side of the carbody! I love it!
Of course it's NOT GE's fault. Oh no! The manufacturer of the part...the turbocharger shaft, the part which is prone ta failure, is made by TWO sub-contractors. It's their fault! And GE palns ta sue the bastards!
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I heard a bird tweeting that it was whoever put the fuel saver program in. If the engine sits for so long it will shutdown, saving fuel. When you put the reverser in forward its a signal to start the engine. Somebody forgot to tell the computer to oil the turbocharger shaft before cranking the engine. No oil, so the shaft is damaged, after so many starts the shaft breaks. The fix is a simple addition to the program to oil the turbocharger shaft when restarting after an automatic shutdown. That and changing out hundreds of Turbochargers that may be in various stages of health. Another millions of dollars wasted to save $5 bucks worth of fuel had they just left the dam thing idle. Wonder who gets the Bonus for this lil caper...
-- Edited by Calvin on Tuesday 21st of July 2009 06:46:04 PM