There were also several accidents mainly caused by engine failures on take-off.

还有一些事故主要是由起飞时引擎故障导致的。

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Engine failures were more frequent. So were crashes.

发动机故障以及坠机事件都更为频繁。

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Engine failures of the sort that seems likely to have occurred are unusual but not unheard of.

这种引擎故障看似少见但不是没有先例。

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Mercedes boss Norbert Haug has apologised to McLaren for the number of engine failures they have suffered this year.

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Even in its test flights in 2010 and 2011, the jet experienced electrical problems and engine failures, CNN reports.

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To measure the frequency of repairs for a particular vehicle, it compared the percentage of reported check engine failures for that model to its share of all 136 million 2002-2012 model-year vehicles on the road.

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