More QF A380 issues?
 

I was alerted to this article in the SMH this afternoon.
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-...218-1az5z.html Perhaps someone on the board knows more about this...

Aircraft was VH-OQC. I wonder if the engine affected was one of the new engines recently replaced.

Was just looking through the ATSB website, and along with the VH-OQC idle thrust incident on Feb15, an identical problem occured on VH-OQG just 9 days later. Anyone have any details as to this engine problem?

This article on Saturday implied that things were not being put back together properly after inspections and as such the rate of inspections was now introducing more risk than it was removing.

The actual AD cancellation is here: http://casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/ma...10-0242_CN.pdf

I've heard the same Chris. Back in late November I heard that OQA was a write off. What I am fairly certain of however, is that Qantas are not taking it back.

If you saw the 60 minutes episode on QF32, which aired early Feb, and assuming it was filmed shortly before airing, you can see that no repairs have been made.

It will be repaired. Airbus have to create a repair scheme for the damage. You understand that it is a new aircraft and all damage scenarios have not been considered. This is not like your car. The repair they do will have to last for many thousands of hours and cycles.

When Boeing and Qantas repaired OJH in BKK it wasn't as though this was the first time a 747 had overrun a runway. They had a lot of previous experience. OJH is still a very good aircraft and just as reliable as the rest of the fleet.:D

Wouldn't that be more of a reason to write the aircraft off? I am not looking for an argument but actually wondering. Surely the last thing Airbus and QF would want is for further issues post repair? Given an estimated repair cost if reports are to be believed of $100m then if aircraft get assessed like cars then this must be very close to a write off? I am basing this on the repairs being perhaps half the airplane (excluding fittings and engines) purchase price. Unlike BKK there is no interest in QF saving this one and the plane could be quietly WFU with RR taking the blame?

Do insurance companies offer new for old replacement if you write your airplane off in the first 2 years of ownership?

No thats not a good reason to write it off. When they do a repair it will be a good one thats why they are taking their time thinking about it.

Exactly like BKK it is not a reason to write it off because it will cost $100m (Your estimate) to repair. Sure it might eat into the price of a new aircraft, but, how long do you have to wait to get the new aircraft. There is a long list of airlines waiting for their new aeroplanes. Not like a car company where they just order another from the storage yard. It would be several years before they see the replacement. OQA is slated to be returned to service by the last quarter of 2011. A much faster option.:D

The following is a post from PPRune. It sounds like a true statement to me.

CTL=Constructive Total Loss

May sound like a stupid question, but, why would the manufacturer want to write off one of their flagships?