http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/3...ul-08-a-2.html
This maybe true concerning this A/D.
But I do know I operated this aircraft with the Asian carrier ACMI for Saudia, many times.
Phuket Air.HS VAC registration.
This engine and operator is listed in FAA A/D.
This engine was signed off by MX many times for severe overheating and vibrations.
It should have been changed long before it came apart.
It was not a surprise and a known issue when it finally disintegrated.
To have such a change for operators that tries to follow the rules is just a bad judgment call.
A normal operator would have changed this engine weeks before it came apart.
So for those that operate incorrectly, the rest of us has to pay the price.
Any airline worth is salt would have changed this engine weeks before it came apart.
So carriers have to do this now, just because some other low life carriers did not do an engine change when problems started, or follow the MX procedures.
Just to keep the aircraft in service with a risk of losing the Saudia contract was what was in place here, look what happened as an end result.
Then tried to blame it on G/E when they continued to operate like this with known documented tech log out of tolerance writeup.
Sorry if the truth hurts, but the excuse is total B/S.