QF74 - Engine Failure

[Mark Grima]

Hey guys,

See link below, originally seen on a/net.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...67JO.DTL&tsp=1

OJP is the bird in question.

Talk on a/net is the QF73 today will now have a fifth engine.

Cheers

M

[Sarah C]

The news reporting already this morning is embarassing. A number of them are saying there is damage to the fuelsage like OJK - they only damage was a whole in the engine. Meanwhile a crash in PNG that kills 3 Australians is less important........

[Montague S]

^ well the first thing I saw on the news was the PNG crash, if the news disturbs you, and the reporting inadequate, then switch off...

[Kent Broadhead]

I was just reading the SMH report - an amazing lake of sensation, and a reasonable passenger interviewed for once!!! http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-...901-14fvw.html

[Dave Dale]

A good article really. Qantas still the safest airline for me!

[Russell D]

Just noticed this from the SMH article though:

An aviation expert, John Nance, told the San Francisco Chronicle the incident was an "uncontained engine failure" that was "an extremely rare event".

He said Boeing 747s were designed to "lose three of four engines and still be able to get back".

Last time I checked, 747s only have four engines in total, so not sure whether the a/c was designed to lose four engines and still be able to get back (without gliding that is).

[Philip Argy]

Not sure I agree that the SMH/Ten News report lacks sensationalism - comparing the QF74 engine cowling damage to the 2008 oxygen cylinder explosion and fuselage breach seems like sensationalism to me.

The fact that the cowling damage is so far back does seem to indicate turbine failure - anyone have a different view?

[Andrew P]

see they did a fuel dump

next we will hear it was BP fuel, and thus more BP polllution in American waters

[Adrian B]

Originally Posted by Mark Grima

Talk on a/net is the QF73 today will now have a fifth engine.

M

Will QF73 need a detour to take on additional fuel, given the additional drag from the 5th engine?

[Andrew M]

Once again another lucky "incident"

We should all be happy that the engine decided to spit outwards instead of any other way!

Very lucky to those on-board!