QF5 Blazing Engine Fire

[markis10]

Oh no, just days before the engineers go on strike this happens, not sure of the link but hey its the press:

A Qantas passenger has described seeing flames coming from an engine during a flight to Singapore, a few days before the airline's engineers go on strike. Pierre Lord says he was on flight QF5 from Sydney on Monday afternoon when he saw an engine on the right wing ablaze about an hour and a half from Singapore.

Read more: Qantas passenger tells of engine fire scare ​

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[mannej]

I am fairly sure there is a link on avherald


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[markis10]

The link I am looking for is what a strike has to do with such an event?

 

[sr81]

From AV Herald:

A Qantas Boeing 747-400, registration VH-OJH performing flight QF-5 from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Singapore (Singapore), was enroute about one hour before landing when engine #4 (RB211, outboard right hand) showed unusually high exhaust gas temperatures and vibrations prompting the crew to shut the engine down. The crew continued for a safe landing in Singapore.

A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration VH-OJC continued the onward leg and reached Frankfurt with a delay of 80 minutes.

The incident engine is about to be replaced.

 

[Nigelinoz]

It wouldn't be a story about Qantas without a No News link-but I can't find one:!::shock::shock::mrgreen:
Cheers
N'oz

 

[samh004]

As I said last night usually the union is quiet when it’s their fault, or part of their responsibility.

 

[markis10]

As I said last night usually the union is quiet when it’s their fault, or part of their responsibility.

Thats a long straw to draw, things break that are not the fault of anyone, or cannot be foreseen!

 

[samh004]

Thats a long straw to draw, things break that are not the fault of anyone, or cannot be foreseen!

But generally when they’re not the fault of the union, the union speaks up and asserts blame quickly. When they are the fault of the union, everything goes quiet.

 

[Nigelinoz]

Engine shut down in flight due to high e.g.t.,probably an almost daily occurrence somewhere in the world I should think.
Can't see any possible link to an engineer strike.
Cheers
N'oz

 

[mannej]

I am surprised that the media have not drawn any links to the aircraft's "checkered past" yet.
They seem to do it for every other incident.

 

[simongr]

Thats a long straw to draw, things break that are not the fault of anyone, or cannot be foreseen!

I think the bow drawn (and one I drew myself) was that if this has been an aircraft serviced last overseas then the engineers would be up in arms. Given that no peep has been heard I would assume the aircraft was and is maintained by Australian engineers.

 

[NM]

The link I am looking for is what a strike has to do with such an event?

A bird strike, perhaps?

Perhaps not given it was reported to be an hour and a half from Singapore, would need to be a very high-flying goose or an altitude-restricted QF5 operation.

 

[Nigelinoz]

I think the bow drawn (and one I drew myself) was that if this has been an aircraft serviced last overseas then the engineers would be up in arms. Given that no peep has been heard I would assume the aircraft was and is maintained by Australian engineers.

Isn't the majority of "74" work done in Australia? I was under the impression that most of it is done at Avalon.
Cheers
N'oz

 

[samh004]

The link I am looking for is what a strike has to do with such an event?

Well there was a lightning strike, just in the wrong part of the globe

Qantas flight turns back after lightning strike

 

[froggerADL]

But generally when they’re not the fault of the union, the union speaks up and asserts blame quickly. When they are the fault of the union, everything goes quiet.

For the life of me I can't work out how a Union can be blamed for an overheating jet engine.

 

[straitman]

For the life of me I can't work out how a Union can be blamed for an overheating jet engine.

Maintenance error though I am not suggesting it happened just explaining how it could happen.

 

[samh004]

Maintenance error though I am not suggesting it happened just explaining how it could happen.

Likewise, not suggesting anything

But in the past our Australian maintenance has seen fit to blame overseas maintenance for 'issues', so when 'issues' occur and no one is blaming anyone, it makes you stop and think