Everyone should remember not only is ZA001 *not* production standard, but she is far heavier than any of the other 787s. She has more than a few 'one off' structural fixes that would be impossible to develop an economical maintenance plan to keep her airworthy.
Quoting Ronaldo747 (Reply 29):
FAA wants a production standard aircraft for the rest.
Basically the FAA is stating that ZA001 (and other non-production standard 787s) are too far out of configuration for further value in flight testing.
Quoting wilco737 (Reply 2):
She should still be flying and do more flight tests for further things.
Not for the 787 program. She is too far out of standard configuration for further flight testing and far too heavy for commercial service. ZA001 would cost more to fly than an A332 and would have less range. A museum is the best thing for her.
Quoting slz396 (Reply 3):
ZA001 was assembled, disassembled, re-assembled and disassembled and reassembled several times, so the amount of changes made to its structure and fasteners and the lack of initial documentation made its future as a member of All Nippon''s fleet a non-starter.
I couldn't even imaging how custom the D-check would be on ZA001...
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Quoting Tsveto4nik (Reply 6):
Sad, but why are they removing engines?
Long time storage, engines will probably be used on another 787 in the mean time.
Will they be used on another 787? I ask as if these are early build 787 engines, they need a *major* rebuild for use in commercial service. It is typical to remove engines during long term storage to ease the preservation of the engines.
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