JBS turbines explode!

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07-17-2010 | 08:07 AM

runningtabs

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JBS turbines explode!

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We have found the reasons for the twin turbine failures.Each turbine grenaded for different completely different reasons and ran without warning or shutdown until complete failure.Our investigation is including extensive failure analysis and documentation.As soon as our failure analysis report is done it will be released.

Better get some reliable piston engines

07-17-2010 | 09:04 AM

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Turbine Marine.......The best in the business! Second to none! Two of their tubines grenade? What are the odds of that? JBS must have sucked up a school of Herring or something cause this smells fishy!

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07-17-2010 | 10:24 AM

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Wow Big time setback. Sorry to hear.

I,m curious how both engines would fail.

07-17-2010 | 10:41 AM

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JBS response under region/Midwest/Wisconsin-Oshkosh poker run

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Originally Posted by JBS

We have found the reasons for the twin turbine failures.Each turbine grenaded for different completely different reasons . is including extensive failure analysis and documentation.As soon as our failure analysis report is done it will be released.

Something stinks