Qantas Airbus A380 Engine failure

Guess what boys....heard on 702 on my way home. Quantas suffered another engine failure also out of Singapore. This time.....wait for it....wait for it....IT WAS A BOING 747.....BUT WAIT....THERE IS MORE!!!!!!!!!!!! ALSO POWERED BY ROLLS ROYCE!!!!
 
Here is a linky for the Quantas 747 engine failure:

http://www.ajc.com/business/qantas-747-lands-in-721424.html

mmmm just read the full aritcle....seems minor but still a event. But this shows...it is not Airbus or Boeing...when it comes to the engines...the manufacturer of the engines needs to have a serious look at their product...not the airframe manufactuere.
 
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Probably wouldn't have made the news if it wasn't for the A380 incident. The two engines are almost completely unrelated, this also wasn't nearly as serious as the Trent 900 failure.
 
KhoisanX said:
Probably wouldn't have made the news if it wasn't for the A380 incident. The two engines are almost completely unrelated, this also wasn't nearly as serious as the Trent 900 failure.
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mmm ja true. But like I said .... heard it on 702 news and they just said engine failure. But still, besides that, my point is that the engine can fail on a Boing or Airbus.

Weird that it failed departing from the same airport again. Maybe its a conspiracy???? (kidding)
 
ocleroux said:
Here is a linky for the Quantas 747 engine failure:

http://www.ajc.com/business/qantas-747-lands-in-721424.html

mmmm just read the full aritcle....seems minor but still a event. But this shows...it is not Airbus or Boeing...when it comes to the engines...the manufacturer of the engines needs to have a serious look at their product...not the airframe manufactuere.
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Exactly what ive been trying to say to these Boeing fanboys :rolleyes: They still wont accept that it wasn't an Airbus problem
 
According to News24 the flight will be completed with the same aircraft, so a fairly minor issue then - not engine failure as such.

Wonder if any of the passengers from the A380 flight were really on this one though:)
 
One engine out of four, no big deal as the plane can fly on two.
 
ponder said:
One engine out of four, no big deal as the plane can fly on two.
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The bit that makes it a big deal is the fact that the engine casing didn't contain the failure as per design, causing a fuel leak and hydraulic failure from shrapnel flying through the wing. Imagine this had happened high over the middle of the Atlantic or if the engine shards had pierced the cabin, causing decompression.

I also read somewhere (not confirmed) that the damage also hindered the pilots' control over engine no.1 and that it was still producing uncommanded thrust even when set to idle. Regardless, well done Qantas crew!
 
I see both failures happened on RR hi-performance engines. Both departing from the same airport and flying pretty much the same route. I wonder if there was not a outside source triggering the malfunctions . . . RR made engines for big airplanes is what RB is for F1. It works 111%. The slightest thing out of ordinary and then nothing works. I stil like TREND900. Just wait for the even more 'sporty' 1000 series.
 
Grhardt said:
I see both failures happened on RR hi-performance engines. Both departing from the same airport and flying pretty much the same route. I wonder if there was not a outside source triggering the malfunctions . . . RR made engines for big airplanes is what RB is for F1. It works 111%. The slightest thing out of ordinary and then nothing works. I stil like TREND900. Just wait for the even more 'sporty' 1000 series.
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That's what I'm suspecting - either an act of deliberate sabotage, or a Monday technician.
 
The_Librarian said:
That's what I'm suspecting - either an act of deliberate sabotage, or a Monday technician.
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I have to agree with you libsie....something does strike me as a bit odd that the same route and departing airport was involved in both incidents...or it could just be coincidence I guess. What I am pleased to see is that Airbus and Rolls Royce is taking it seriously and have even gone so far as to recommend to Singapore Airlines to check and monitor their RR powered A380's also until the cause of this is known.

BTW....Rolls Royce is known for making cars that leaks oil all over the show....maybe their turbofans have the same characteristic? hehe.
 
Fazda said:
Rolls...Leak Oil???!! :eek:

KLAP!!
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Hey....its called free speach!!!! And yes...they DO!!! *Retaliates with high bypass afterburner BITCH KLAP!* lol

Was just kidding. All our A340 fleet is RR powered. When I was on my way to London I was sitting on the wing the SAA A340-600 RR powered Airbus...and when I saw the RR logo, I felt rather proud for some reason. It does have such a nice ring to it. ROLLS ROYCE! :-)

I love sitting on the wing being able to see the intake of the engines. Gives me a huge thrill. :-)
 
The airline did the correct action to ground the A380’s until they are sure it is safe. To jump to conclusions on sabotage because 2 incidents happened from same airport is not very scientific. Airplanes hop their routes to reduce empty return flights and it is about 100% efficient. The airport in question might be a concentration point for hops to the international routes.
I don’t know if a blade came loose, but a blade is not just a bolt on. It is a very precise and exact engineering process to attach every blade. An external force is required to dislodge a blade.
 
I don't think it was sabotage. However, volcanic ash can be a culprit. And there is a good possibility of exactly that to have happened!
 
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