SIA Grounds Three A380s Due To Engines

By Leithen Francis Leithen_Francis@aviationweek.com
SINGAPORE

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has temporarily grounded three Airbus A380s and is changing one engine on each aircraft, because these engines were found to have oil staining.

The move comes as investigators try to determine what may have caused the Nov. 4 uncontained engine failure on a Qantas Airways Rolls-Royce Trent 900-powered A380. One focus of the investigation is a possible oil leak. Qantas has ...

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