A380 / RR Trent 900 - Qantas VH-OQA incident on 4th November 2010
Subject: A380 / RR Trent 900 - Qantas VH-OQA incident on 4th November 2010
Subject: A380 / RR Trent 900 - Qantas VH-OQA incident on 4th November 2010
Our ref.: ED 202 AIT 1, dated 4th November 2010
Airbus confirms that an A380 aircraft operated by Qantas was involved in an
in flight engine failure during flight QF32 from Singapore to Sydney, on 4th
November 2010.
The aircraft, registration number VH-OQA, Manufacturer Serial Number 14,
was delivered to Qantas and had logged around 8165 flight hours and 831
flight cycles as of today. It is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.
Preliminary reports indicate that the aircraft suffered an engine failure
after take-off from Singapore. It performed an in flight turn back and
landed safely back in Singapore. The failed RR Trent 900 engine had logged
around 676 cycles since new.
There were 440 passengers and 26 crew on board. No injuries were reported.
In line with ICAO annex 13, an Airbus go-team of technical advisors is
being dispatched to provide full assistance to the authorities in charge of
the investigation.
Further update will be provided as soon as further consolidated information
is available and Airbus is authorized to release them.