The union for the F/E's was the Australian Airline Flight Engineers Association,totally independent of the AFAP.
Shouldn't we all be happy that the vigilance of an individual or group of individuals has resulted in heading off what could have been a major disaster?The assertion that the use of incorrect procedures or equipment, which may have instigated the problem, would not happen in Australia is naive to say the least.Any number of accident/incident reports can attest to the fact that we are far from perfect,although I will agree better than a lot of others.As with the Ryanair problem, we may see more of this yet.