New GE failure Navy Carrier Propulsion System

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Couch and Huntington Ingalls spokesman Beci Brenton declined to say who made the bearing that failed.

But General Electric Co. is responsible for the propulsion system part, and the Navy program office said in an assessment that an inspection of the carrier’s four main thrust bearings after the January failure revealed “machining errors” by GE workers at a Lynn, Massachusetts, facility “during the original manufacturing” as “the actual root cause.”

Deborah Case, a GE spokeswoman, said in an email that “GE did produce the gears for the CVN-78. However, we are no longer producing gears for CVN-78” and “we cannot comment on the investigation.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-08/carrier-suffers-new-failure-at-sea-as-u-s-navy-seeks-more-funds

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@wng...who are you to decide what should be posted and where? It's relevant because it shows GE's culture of not giving a damn about quality among other things. At least 2 people knew something was wrong; the machinist who made the part, and the inspector that passed it. GE can hardly afford any more black eyes.

@qil....who are you to decide what should be posted and where? It's relevant because it shows GE's culture of not giving a damn about quality among other things. At least 2 people knew something was wrong; the machinist who made the part, and the inspector that passed it. GE can hardly afford any more black eyes.

Just for the record: Safran (Engl: "Saffron") is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus". Being a spice, Safran is not very well qualified to build jet engines. It is lacking the resources (hands, brains, other resources) to do so. It's a miracle that we don't have more failures.

The fan in the CFM engine is made by the French company Safran, not GE.

Just for the record.

Almost as good as building a jet engine that explodes and kills a paying customer by her being pulled part way out a plane window while in flight.

Wondering when the next GE disaster will be uncovered.

Another proud GE moment.

Hey GE is awful thats what is important. Also im on the toliet.

why are you posting stuff about GE, they no longer make the gears for the CVN? The post does not belong here ..

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