GE-powered JAL Boeing 787 has in-flight shutdown

A Japan Airlines Boeing 787 pilot on 9 March commanded an in-flight engine shut down after receiving an oil pressure alert and made an emergency landing in Honolulu. The incident marked the first in-flight shut down of an operational 787 powered by the General Electric GEnx-1B turbofan engine. The GEnx-powered 787 flight now has an in-flight shut down rate of 0.0036, the company says. The pilot of JAL flight 2 from Tokyo Haneda to San Francisco observed a low oil pressure reading on the… (www.flightglobal.com) More...