"Airbus A380 with RR Trent 900 engine. Did QANTAS ignore this directive and nearly have a disaster?
EASA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
AD No.: 2010-0008R1
Date: 04 August 2010
isn't this question already answered by a press release
About Qantas - Media Room - Media Releases
The A380 involved in the Singapore incident recently underwent its first heavy maintenance check by Lufthansa Technik in Germany. Lufthansa is a leading international airline, a top tier engineering and maintenance provider and an operator of the A380 itself. Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines are overhauled at Rolls-Royce facilities.
and the only question left is whether their 'recently' stands for less than 3 months ago