On February 2, some netizens broke the news that the domestically produced C919 passenger aircraft purchased by China Eastern Airlines – China Eastern Airlines B919A failed to drive the left engine reverse on that day, so the B919A Beijing Daxing -Hefei MU7819/20 canceled a round trip, and then returned directly to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. (Web page screenshot)
[The Epoch Times, Chwefror 07, 2023](Reported by Epoch Times reporter Fang Xiao) China’s first domestically made C919 large passenger plane suffered an engine failure, and the 100-hour verification flight plan was immediately postponed.
On February 2, some netizens broke the news that the domestically produced C919 passenger aircraft purchased by China Eastern Airlines – China Eastern Airlines B919A failed to drive the left engine reverse on that day, so the B919A Beijing Daxing -Hefei MU7819/20 canceled a round trip, and then returned directly to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.
Radio Free Asia reported on the 6th that airline industry insiders broke the news that the aircraft had officially begun its 100-hour verification flight on February 1. After flying from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Daxing Airport on the morning of the 2nd, the rear thrust of the left engine failed, and then the aircraft canceled the next verification flight.
The insider said China Eastern Airlines, which bought the C919, had kept quiet on the matter. As for the domestically produced CJ-1000A engine that is said to be assembled on the C919, its basic technical parameters are unknown to the outside world.
People familiar with the matter said that two days ago, it was supposed to fly to Hefei, but the left engine appeared to have a problem. People at China Eastern Airlines (propaganda department) don’t even mention C919. Because there is no commercial flight for this plane at the moment, it is only something like a transition period, and theoretically speaking, it can be made public or not. It is estimated that it may not be able to operate commercially by the end of February.
The CCP is declared by the CCP as “national pride” It has been developed for more than ten years, and now it has been mentioned to a very high strategic position, and it is considered a backup plan once the it will be disconnected from Europe and the United States. However, insiders revealed that until now, due to the fear of accidents, the aircraft has been basically assembled with various imported components, and the industry is not optimistic about the basic safety of the C919.
People familiar with the matter said that because of the fear of being punished in the event of a conflict with the United States, China needed an alternative. So the C919 plane has a backup plan. None of the core components are produced domestically. On the one hand, they involve reverse engineering, and on the other hand, they imitate. The second and third batches will try to add domestically produced things. Moreover, the scope of commercial operation of C919 was also limited at first.
The insider also revealed that only China Eastern Airlines has taken possession of the C919 so far, and that other airlines have no intention of wading into this muddy water.
The report said China Eastern Airlines has not responded to requests for an interview, and the phone of a person surnamed Li in its propaganda department is also unavailable.
Guangwei, a former senior investigative reporter, told Free Asia that he would definitely not choose C919.
On December 9, 2022, passenger aircraft C919 with the number B-919A departed from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and was delivered to China Eastern Airlines.
According to the public information of China Eastern Airlines in December last year, after the first C919 aircraft was delivered to China Eastern Airlines on December 9, a 100-hour verification flight began on December 26. The first verification flight, flight no. MU7801, from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 13:25 on the same day and arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport at 15:17. The 100-hour verification flight will last until mid-February 2023, and the take-off and landing airports will include 10 airports in 9 states and cities.
On each verified flight day, the flight C919 will depart from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, fly to Beijing Capital, Beijing Daxing, Chengdu Tianfu, Xi’an, Haikou, Qingdao, Wuhan, Nanchang, Jinan and other destinations, and return to Shanghai Hongqiao on the same day Airport. After the C919 completes the route verification flight, the Civil Aviation Administration of China will check and examine the verification results, and after confirming that China Eastern Airlines has the ability to safely operate the C919 aircraft, it will issue the corresponding operating license.
China Eastern Airlines said it will strive to officially put the C919 into service for commercial passengers in the spring of 2023.
Reuters has reported that the C919 is facing a parts shortage due to tightening restrictions on the export of high-tech products by the United States.
According to the report, although the C919 is assembled and manufactured in China, as the aircraft’s avionics system, engine and other important equipment are all produced in Western countries, the supply chain is open. to the detriment of the United States.
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