Rolls Royce announces Engine Program to save the A380

[304065]

If one is MEL and two is normal then three must be better. . . .

[exc911ence]

Looks like something Antonov would build.

[widgeon13]

Only problem is that it can only stay up for 30 minutes because oil fuel burn.

[Mrmerlin]

Ahh they forgot the JATO packs,
The stabilizer engines will flame out from the wing mounted engine,
but they can be restarted from the wing mounted engine so they are self sustaining

[ODDJOB UNO]

480 peoples are berry berry berry LUCKY TO BE ALIVE!

[J P Stein]

It is interesting to read the spin on PPRuNe. According to many, no luck was involved between the skill of the pilots & the design of the aircraft.
Flying in the face of logic is is quite common in the net.

That said, those 5 pilots did a nice job of getting the aircraft down semi-safely....despite the plane fighting them every step of the way.

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by J P Stein

It is interesting to read the spin on PPRuNe. According to many, no luck was involved between the skill of the pilots & the design of the aircraft.
Flying in the face of logic is is quite common in the net.

That said, those 5 pilots did a nice job of getting the aircraft down semi-safely....despite the plane fighting them every step of the way.

I have the Aussie DOT report on the incident if anyone is interested. They were lucky that they had 6 pilots on the flight.

The airplane stopped with 150 meters (1.5 football fields) to spare on the runway. They were very lucky... and did a good job.

[tcar]

Originally Posted by exc911ence

Looks like something Antonov would build.

Well, except Antonov would have two counter-rotating helicopter rotors on the top of the fuselege.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by Joeaksa

I have the Aussie DOT report on the incident if anyone is interested. They were lucky that they had 6 pilots on the flight.

The airplane stopped with 150 meters (1.5 football fields) to spare on the runway. They were very lucky... and did a good job.

I'd love to read it, Joe.

[enzo1]

Qantas A380 skybound again as Lufthansa makes revelation
December 6, 2010 Aviation, Headline News No Comments Print Email
A Qantas A380 flew to London over the weekend after a safety inspection of its engines.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) recommended a detailed inspection. The ATSB’s report into the near-catastrophic disintegration of an engine suffered by Qantas flight QF32 over Indonesia last month has revealed that a faulty oil pipe on the A380’s Rolls-Royce engine could have been to blame.

A Qantas spokesman said similar checks were now being carried out on a second A380, which is expected to be flying soon. Importantly for Qantas, the ATSB report stated: “The ATSB is satisfied that the action taken by Qantas adequately addresses the immediate safety of flight concerns in respect of the operation of its A380 aircraft equipped with Trent 900 series engines”.

The preliminary report from the ATSB said the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine exploded about 7000 feet (2133 metres) above sea level.

Qantas is looking at legal avenues available against Rolls-Royce if it can’t settle amicably with the engine-maker. Unofficial estimates put the cost of the repair and the flow-on effects of grounding the Qantas A380 fleet at over AUD1 billion.

Qantas, British Airways and Singapore Airlines are the major users of the Roll-Royce Trent engine, but Lufthansa revealed over the weekend that it had been operating an Airbus SAS A380 with the suspect Rolls-Royce engine type for the past fortnight. The disclosure, carried by news agency Bloomberg, quoted a Lufthansa spokesman as saying the airline has been awaiting a modified version of the Trent 900 turbine.

The spokesman said the other 15 turbines on Lufthansa’s four A380s were not critical because they were from a newer batch. The German airline is continuing checks at least every 20 flight cycles as mandated by the European Aviation Safety Agency.

Qantas pilots saved the stricken Qantas flight over Singapore, it has emerged. The damage could have downed the plane and required expert skills to land the aircraft. It could have stalled in the air and fallen short of the runway or overshot the runway. Qantas pilots, yet again, made the right decisions and brought it down safely.

Written by Peter Needham