Denny Yen 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 Does anyone know what happened here? These photos' EXIF data are dated 10/16/2006. No burnt or fire scorched marks. The EXIF data is dated 11/3/2006. Is this D Duct issue similar to CX in Bangkok? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 Yikes, that looks a brand new engine on the SQ bird too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry Ang 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 WOW thats BAD!!! Very bad! I think a catering truck might have bump to the engine! Something must have hit it from the side! Real hard!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denny Yen 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 View from the left side seems o.k., but there appears to be some scorched marks on the cone. From the right side, if you look carefully there are some leftover jagged metal strips. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Idham 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 Thats 'cover' caused the debrief fell off from the sky ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 The peek of red and blue on fuselage, is that an MH bird ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Idham 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 The peek of red and blue on fuselage, is that an MH bird ? What else ??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) Hazard a guess on the EK picture. N1 blade failure / separation. Edited July 2, 2007 by Radzi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth T 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 Seems like a MH A330 fleet here..as reflected by the blue and red colour... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denny Yen 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 The engine is a Trent RR, so it should be MH 777. It's this one... This one was dated July 1, 2007. Pic's caption says the nose gear lever was accidentally pushed upward during boarding process...is this true? Shouldn't there be a safety mechanism on the lever to prevent this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sanjay Thaker 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2007 There is a safety mechanism called a WEIGHT SWITCH. Wonder what happened there.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Yohan 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2007 what's happening here....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imran K. 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2007 The EK one.... resulted in a few people being incarcerated...a few resigning...and MANY people wetting themselves at the FCC. Captain...it wasnt a blade seperation as per what I heard/read....something to do with the exhaust ducting or something to that effect which shifted position. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted July 3, 2007 There is a safety mechanism called a WEIGHT SWITCH. Wonder what happened there.. I believe that safety mechanism can be disabled or unlocked at a press of a button Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry Ang 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2007 There is a safety mechanism called a WEIGHT SWITCH. Wonder what happened there.. Well, abit of technical story here... The weight switch Sanjay was talking about is actually the Air-Ground Sensor. Its a sensor which senses if the aircraft is either on ground or in the air (Ground Mode or Air Mode). Location...somewhere at the main landing gear. However, this sensor can be disabled so that the aircraft registers Air Mode although its on ground. It can only be done by Engineering & Maintenance Crew. For safety reasons, there are Safety Pins(the one with REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT flag) inserted on each landing gear strut. Just like a safety pin on a fire extinguisher, it prevents the gear to retract if the Air-Ground Sensor is disabled, and the gear lever is pulled up. In this picture, I suppose the ground crew was unaware of the safety pin on the nose gear, and maybe maintenance crew disabled the Air-Ground Sensor. And at such a coincedence, the lever was pulled up. BANG!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted July 3, 2007 Jerry, nice explanation... so the next time u check these babies at the hangar, dont forget the pins kekeke... and if u do remember those safety pins, if they are extras.. u know what to do ya??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry Ang 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2007 Jerry, nice explanation... so the next time u check these babies at the hangar, dont forget the pins kekeke... and if u do remember those safety pins, if they are extras.. u know what to do ya??? HAHAHA...i knew u wud say that! Shhhh....dont leak out! of coz i know wat to do... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted July 3, 2007 HAHAHA...i knew u wud say that! Shhhh....dont leak out! of coz i know wat to do... Dn't forget our plan on my arenapod racer kakaka Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FK Wong 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2007 it was mentioned that the internal reverser cowling got separated from the engine interior parts and basically came out as debris. That picture was taken in stockholm and it occur after airborne.There is several similiar cases to this as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeeCH 0 Report post Posted July 4, 2007 SQ engine photo is in KUL or in PEK? There was a similar incident in IST but that was a left engine. anyway in all cases, its N1 blade seperation. All problems are due to a batch of RR 892 engines. All fixed now. Come fly SQ folks. It's safe..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted July 4, 2007 After blade separation incident, are the engines repairable and are they reused ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denny Yen 0 Report post Posted July 4, 2007 I wonder what is the blade's direction of travel in case of blade separation...does it enter the engine (i.e., ingested) and the broken debris exits the engine or does it punch through engine cowling (centrifugal rotating movement)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
