Amazing how an engine fails, everytime the words 'outsourced maintainence' as automatically mentioned. Isn't 85% maintainence done in Australia?
And the A380 engine also linked to overseas maintainence wasn't it?
Welcome to the play on words.
85% of maintenance is done in Australia. Heavy maintenance and A checks and phase checks. Yes it is.
Brisbane does C checks on 767s and A330s.
Sydney does A checks on A330's, 767s, 747s, a380s
Melbourne does A checks on A330s, 737s
Melbourne (tulla) does C checks on the 737's
Avalon does C and D checks on 747's
Other line ports do a random selection of different maintenance, ie line maintenance.
Qantas
does not do C checks on A380s.
Qantas
does not overhaul the engines fitted to the A380s, 747s, 767s, A330s, 737s.
Qantas
will not do C checks on the 787
Engine overhaul was shutdown and outsourced
Sydney heavy maintenance was shutdown
The only 'maintenance' we do on the engines are things that are bolted to the outside and engine replacements. When they go bang, they get shipped off to wherever - and another 'overhauled' one comes back.
The constant failures lately have been completely to do with something going astray in the engine overhauls. The frequency of failures is something that Qantas has never experienced except since the early 747 days with the immature P&W engine design. The RB211 is a mature design. So you can draw you own conclusions like most of the staff have and read between the 'spokesperson' and AJ spin.
Another interesting note, has anyone noticed how many 767 APU's have been dying lately ?