Hi All .. dont mind me diggng up an old thread & event but ...
I was a passenger on this flight that diverted to Bali with one engine
... and though not a pilot or in the industry I am a keen commerical aviation follower
Now apparently the likely cause was failure of the Fuel Metering Valve - but the first things that ran through my mind as the cabin lights came on in the dead of night and the captain made the announcement were - what were the chances of the other engine also failing .. ?
I immediately thought 'fuel contamination' - is there a realistic chance of this ever being a problem ? What checks are in place to determine the fuel being pumped into the plane is of a sufficient quality and if not - is there much a modern jet could do to survive on bad gas?
And apparently this FMV failure is common on GE powered A330's - that is pretty worrying in itself they have not yet found the root cause and grounded these aircraft in the interim ???
Excuse the ignorance on these matters but appreciate the feedback ..