Qantas A380 and 747-400 emergency landings at Changi

[SQflyergirl]

Read the last paragraph of this article:

http://www.theage.com.au/travel/trav...107-17ijt.html

"In a strange turn of events, Captain Champion de Crespigny, who has been hailed a hero, was a passenger on the Boeing flight that was also turned back"

Seems to me that the poor skipper's having a hard time getting out of Singapore........

[Aulia Harun]

THIRD Qantas incident.....

Well they say all bad things happen in three's... So what's next?

Here you go!

http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalk...ing-headlines/

Qantas QF29, a Boeing 747-400 powered by Rolls-Royce RB211 engines, had warning lights illuminated in the flight deck regarding a hydraulic malfunction. (Hydraulic systems are powered by engine-driven pumps). QF29 landed in LHR and was met with emergency equipment.

[mr_botak]

I believe it was C checked there.

[wsssaero]

Many have been blaming the fact that QF have outsourced their maintenance works (was it to a Malaysian conpany or somthing like that?) but I am not sure how true that is.

The A380 involved, VH-OQA just returned from maintenance in FRA on October 7. I read that the maintenance is done by Lufthansa Technik (can anyone confirm this?).

[wsssaero]

Aircraft involved this time is VH-OJD, a Boeing 747-438 (non-ER).

[milehighj]

Shouldn't we change the title of this thread to "Qantas A380 AND 747-400 emergency landingS at Changi"?

[Pinkfloyd]

Saw on the, one of the pax walked passed the media and shouted, "give me a Boeing Anytime."

Wonder what he/she will be saying now? "Give me a Fokker anytime because them Fokkers do fly!!"

[Pinkfloyd]

Interesting that they are blaming (or at least trying to) RR for the 744 incident. I mean those birds have been flying with RR engines for some time now without much problems. Makes one wonder what the real issue with QF is? Many have been blaming the fact that QF have outsourced their maintenance works (was it to a Malaysian conpany or somthing like that?) but I am not sure how true that is.

[Gunnar Smithsen]

Well they say all bad things happen in three's... So what's next?

Wonder if the betting agencies have a tote running yet

[SilverChris]

Now Boeing is also involved huh Is it me or are QF's flights from SIN hexed ?

[Russ]

Singapore is QF's busiest international airport after Sydney!

[SQ_fanatic]

Come to think of it, Airbus prayers have been answered It really received too much media attention.

It was easy to just blame on Airbus.
Now they are saying that it's "unrelated". But both were engine problems (though different models)! My take is that maintainance is the REAL issue.

[flying.monkeyz]

Another uncontained engine failure?? They gonna ground the 747 now?

[cscs1956]

Someone at another forum say QF should really offer a special route of SIN to SIN with SIN to SYD ticket free.

[Javaman]

Given QF's run of bad press and ongoing issues whether material failure, design flaws, poor maintenance...whatever....
Occams razor applies.
So much, for one airline, across more than one aircraft.....
if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck and quacks like a duck......must be an Argentinian Racing Pigeon, right?