DERG
In prior posts we discussed the lack of disclosure by RR and LuftyMx re: Qantas.
It is a glaring and actionable blunder, in my opinion, and the lack of information forthcoming from the Manufacturer and Mx provider will be accomodated at Court, no doubt.
It is well to assign culpability to Oiling, and why not? The Mfg. group has said an oil fire is the cause. What of the degradation of the Oiling System that predicated the Fire? While the claim is that a stub pipe failed, no mention is made of the wear seen in this part (if the image is an actual image of the offending piece). No Oil loss is recorded in the offered data, and wear that was instigated by a possible loss of oiling is not addressed. So we continue with a lack of information, this time the victim is the Public interest, and ultimately (unimagined, one thinks) the manufacturers. This flight came within a hairbreadth of complete loss of the Engine from the wing, a ditching, or a crash. The causes were not a surprise, meaning that someone ignored a basic tenet of Aviation, one that suffers currently due to its unpopularity in the boardroom:SAFETY FIRST, and even before bonus and profit.
More than a few engineers, and non-engineers know precisely what caused the burst, it will come out, through the EASA, the FAA, or at Court.
Best wishes to you for the New Year,
bear