Originally Posted by
Bolty McBolt
Buster hyman said
Totaly different to the AVV thread.
Tyres on QF flights have burst and done similar damage reported in this thread approx 10 times before. Majority of the time the aircraft continued to its destination, all without (further) incident.
If it has happened on QF 744 fleet it has happened on all other operators fleets which means if it was a problem boeing would have mandated a fix.
So while a hole in the fiber glass wing to body fairings looks aweful it does not pose any safety issues.
I hate to say it but I agree with Geoff Dixon in this case
so are you saying they should of taken a punt to continue,while not knowing what damaged was sustained,this is what set Qantas apart from everone else years ago and this is what gave it such a great safety record,DONT TAKE ANY RISKS