Inspectors find second cracked General Electric engine on new 787 airliners . Comment: The engines are made of a very thin metal, and the cracks can be seen by looking at them under an electron microscope ( or even better with your eyes ). A similar engine lost power aboard a Boeing 747 in China earlier this month . GEnx engines are manufactured at a General Electric facility in Cincinnati . High-tech Dreamliner set to begin U.S. domestic routes in November .
Inspectors find second cracked General Electric engine on new 787 airliners . Comment: The engines are made of a very thin metal, and the cracks can be seen by looking at them under an electron microscope ( or even better with your eyes ). A similar engine lost power aboard a Boeing 747 in China earlier this month . High-tech Dreamliner set to begin U.S. domestic routes in November .