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There won't be a lost of total hydraulic pressure on all system just because of one engine being shut otherwise the aircraft will not be flyable. Control surfaces on these jets are all hydraulically-powered.

 

back to my very first question again, why was a gravity extension of the landing gears performed if you still DO have hydraulic power?

 

edit: watch the video before this which flee posted, the analyst had a reasoning on it anyways.

Edited by Sri Ramani K.

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Is it me or the Captain's wing is upside down???

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QF style, like the English, have their wings 'down' as opposed to US or European-Continental airlines...

 

How lucky these passengers are...

 

hhmmmmmm, Rolls Royce engines again... :finger:

 

Luckily, AF and EK operate different engines and can continue to operate normally...

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Mod, can we please change the title from Qantas jet crash to qantas jet makes emergency landing due engine failure.

 

It is impotant to have correct information posted for the sake of credibility of this forum. Thanks

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How about this header ?

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back to my very first question again, why was a gravity extension of the landing gears performed if you still DO have hydraulic power?

 

I'm no A380 expert, but perhaps Engine 2 supplies hydraulic power to the landing gears. Would any A380 experts please confirm?

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5 November 2010 Last updated at 05:19 GMT

Design fault 'may have caused A380 scare' - Qantas

 

The engine failure that caused the emergency landing of a Qantas Airbus A380 in Singapore may have been caused by a design fault, the Australian airline says.

 

"We believe this is most likely some kind of material failure or a design issue," CEO Alan Joyce said, adding the investigation was continuing.

 

One of the engines failed after take-off from Singapore's Changi airport.

 

Qantas has grounded its six A380 jets pending emergency checks.

 

Mr Joyce said it was too early to say what exactly caused the problem, but he said the blowout was "an engine issue" and not one of maintenance on the two-year-old plane.

 

The incident occurred on Thursday, when flight Qantas QF32 experienced an engine failure over western Indonesia, before safely returning to Changi airport. It was carrying 440 passengers and 26 crew.

 

It was the most serious incident involving the twin-deck A380 superjumbo passenger plane in its three years of service.

 

British jet engine maker Rolls-Royce said it was checking all the A380s in service - with Qantas, Singapore and Lufthansa - that use its Trent 900 engines.

 

The other A380 aircraft - with Air France and Emirates - use a different engine.

 

On Friday, Singapore Airlines said it had completed the checks and was resuming its A380 flights.

 

The European Aviation Safety Agency confirmed it had issued an airworthiness directive on 4 August requiring an inspection of certain conditions within the Trent 900 engine.

 

Thursday's aborted Qantas flight from Singapore was bound for Sydney. Passengers were put on a relief flight to Australia early on Friday.

 

from the BBC

 

Now that would be serious indeed if eventually proven true

More justification for yet another delay to MH's dugong ? :)

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Qantas may resume A380 operations within 48h

 

Qantas could resume operations with its five serviceable Airbus A380s within the next 48 hours subject to extensive checks of their Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines failing to uncover any potential defects.

 

The Australian flag-carrier grounded its A380 fleet yesterday after one of its aircraft suffered an apparent uncontained failure of the number two engine shortly after taking off from Singapore.

 

"Overnight, Qantas engineers with Airbus and Rolls-Royce engineers have been working around the clock trying to identify what are the potential root causes to the problem on [flight] QF32," said Qantas CEO Alan Joyce at a press conference earlier today.

 

"As a consequence of that work we've agreed with Airbus and Rolls-Royce a regime of checks that are going to take place on the engines. Those checks will involve eight hours for each engine to be undertaken as part of the check regime that they're recommending.

 

"We are having a team of Rolls-Royce engineers come here to Sydney and a team of Qantas and Rolls-Royce engineers going to Los Angeles to conduct those checks. We believe then over the next 24-48 hours those checks will be complete on all of the A380s, and if we don't have any adverse findings out of those checks the aircraft will resume operations," he adds.

 

Singapore Airlines resumed operations with its Trent 900-powered A380s late yesterday, having held up several flights, while Lufthansa said it was continuing to operate its aircraft as normal.

 

Joyce confirms that in yesterday's incident the crew were unable to shut down the A380's number one engine after making their emergency landing back at Singapore, but he says that up until that point the engine had responded to control inputs normally.

 

Joyce says some of the aircraft's tyres burst during the landing roll due to the fact that the aircraft was "heavy", although this was not "significant" in the circumstances.

 

"It does look like as the uncontained failure occurred, parts of the engine did go into the wing. That is part of what made this a significant engine failure," says Joyce.

 

He says that there were "three experienced captains" on board flight QF32. The operating captain has told Joyce that throughout the incident he remained "fully confident that there were no issues with the safety of the flight".

 

Source: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/05/349370/qantas-may-resume-a380-operations-within-48h.html

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Richard de Crespigny, Qantas's Captain Courageous

 

* By Andrew Carswell, Clemintine Cuneo and Cindy Wockner

* From: The Daily Telegraph

* November 06, 2010 12:00AM

 

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Captain Richard de Crespigny has been hailed a hero by the passengers and crew he guided to safety / AP Source: AP

qantas crew

 

CAPTAIN Richard de Crespigny has a long list of distinctions.

 

Widely feted as Qantas' best pilot, he is one of the most experienced in the skies, a seasoned captain on the airline's giant A380 jets.

 

Now he can add hero to his list of achievements.

 

And for 465 passengers and crew, he is also a lifesaver, having guided a heavily damaged double-decker jet to the safety of Singapore Airport and averting what could have been a catastrophe.

 

Passengers on failed QF 32 would never have guessed it from his calm, reassuring tone over the intercom, but Captain de Crespigny had a monumental battle on his hands just minutes after taking off from Changi Airport bound for Sydney on Thursday.

 

An engine had just exploded in flame under the left wing of his A380, severing vital communication links to another engine, rendering it inoperable, and damaging the hydraulic flaps.

 

A fuel tank pierced by debris was gushing, and he would have to rely on gravity to bring his nose wheel down, while landing at high speed.

 

Another slight malfunction, and it was all over. But Captain de Crespigny made it look easy, defying the disastrous potential of the moment.

 

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Read more: http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/richard-de-crespigny-qantass-captain-courageous/story-e6frfq80-1225948569880#ixzz14PfOmRkr

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Probably they mistaken it for them dumping fuel..

 

But anyway, some Australian heroes touted by the media.. And if you read Australians online news channel and comments by readers.. Most of the blame goes to some cheap offshore maintenance. Somehow they have this mentality that they are the only competent ones.

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Another incident just now. I hear it's QF6.

 

Reuters

FLASH: Qantas flight from Singapore to Sydney turned back after engine trouble -Singapore TV

 

Reuters

FLASH: Qantas B747 has landed safely in Singapore -TV

 

http://twitter.com/#!/Reuters

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Think they need their whole company blessed...

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Another Qantas plane makes emergency landing in Singapore

 

SINGAPORE: A Qantas aircraft experienced engine problems on Friday evening.

 

Qantas said that shortly after takeoff, QF6 operating from Singapore to Sydney "experienced an issue with its number 1 engine".

 

Qantas added that as a precautionary measure, the captain of the Boeing 747 aircraft sought priority clearance to return to Singapore.

 

The aircraft landed safely.

 

There were 412 passengers on board, along with three flight crew and 16 cabin crew.

 

Friday's incident came a day after an Airbus A380 operated by the Australian flag carrier made a dramatic emergency landing in Singapore after an engine failed minutes after taking off on the flight from the city-state to Sydney.

 

- CNA/ir

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1091628/1/.html

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Another Qantas jet forced to make emergency landing

From: AFP

November 06, 2010 3:30AM

 

ANOTHER Qantas plane has been forced to make made an emergency landing after experiencing engine problems.

 

Passengers on board the Qantas Boeing 747-400 jumbo said they heard a bang and saw flames "coming out" of the aircraft's engine minutes after takeoff. "We could see some flames coming out from the engine," Singaporean passenger Terence Sim told reporters after disembarking at the airport.

 

It is the second Qantas jet in two days to be forced to return to the airport after take-off with engine trouble. A Qantas spokesman said: "Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft (QF6) from Singapore to Sydney experienced an issue with one of its engines. As a precautionary measure, the captain got priority clearance to return to Singapore. The aircraft landed safely a short time later without incident."

 

There were 412 passengers on board, along with three flight crew and 16 cabin crew. No one was injured. "We could see quite an impressive plume of flame from the engine," said Australian passenger Andrew Jenkins, 43. "There was a bang, not particularly loud, just loud enough to draw your attention."

 

Swedish tourist Lisa Ogden, 28, added: "It was pretty scary. An engine on the wing exploded. It looked like fireworks, a petty big one.

"The plane jumped a bit and the cabin crew were yelling 'crisis' and they told everyone to sit down. Some were screaming, one or two got up. It felt like forever but it was one minute then the fire was out," she added.

 

"It feels good to be on the ground again."

 

Ranjan Sivagnanasumdaram said he also heard the bang and they were told to prepare for emergency landing, but there was no general panic.

"There was a small bang noise," he said. "They basically asked for us to put our heads down and be like that for 20 minutes. They [the rest of the passengers] were not panicking as such, there was not much of a chaos."

 

Alan Rumsey, a 60-year-old Australian, criticised Qantas for the second incident in as many days.

 

On Thursday, an Airbus A380 also belonging to Qantas was forced to turn back to Singapore after one of its engines exploded minutes into the flight to Sydney, showering debris on a nearby Indonesian town. "It makes me wonder how reliable Qantas is since this is the second incident in two days," said Mr Rumsey, adding that the airline needed to improve its maintenance. He said the people seated on the left side of the plane who saw the fire "got scared and started shouting".

 

The Boeing 747-400 passengers' accounts were similar to the experience of those aboard the A380, who also recounted hearing a loud explosion and seeing fire on the Rolls-Royce engine. According to the Qantas website, flight QF6 is a Boeing 747-400, fitted with four Rolls-Royce RB211-524G-T engines. The daily flight operates between Frankfurt and Sydney, with a stopover in Singapore. The aircraft was expected to take off again several hours later.

 

Sourced from http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/another-qantas-jet-forced-to-make-emrgency-landing/story-e6frfq80-1225948614481

Edited by Tony

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Disc failure almost brought superjumbo down

 

ENGINEERS say an intermediate pressure turbine disc in the No 2 engine of QF32 failed, triggering the explosion that ripped through the engine casing of the A380.

 

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SEE http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/disc-failure-almost-brought-superjumbo-down/story-e6frg6nf-1225948586541

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Another QF, maybe they should ground the airline. :p

 

Another QF, maybe they should ground the airline x 2. :p

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