cover story?
Unlikely. There have been a series of problems involving these Rolls Royce Trent engines, including a similar failure on a 787.
August failure of a similar engine on a pre-production 787.
It’s not a busco problem, its a roller problem.
B had the same problems with their rollers on the 787 [1]. Qantas had the same problem on a roller equipped 747-400 recently ( 08/31/2010 ) [2]. This ain’t no busco problem. Otherwise B would only build junk too.
[1] http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/news/boeing-blames-rolls-royce-for-787-delay/story-e6frg90o-1225911178775
[2] http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/08/31/346831/pictures-qantas-747-uncontained-engine-failure.html