Originally Posted by
Mach2point7
I don't know if the failure rate has increased significantly. But the perception is that it has, certainly more than the 0.8 events per year predicted by RR and quoted in the ATSB report.
So does anyone know how many times this has occurred this year and last? I know of at least 4 last year, but I am sure it was more than that:
March 2010: QF5 SYD-SIN VH-OJ?
April 2010: QF1 BKK-LHR VH-OJF
September 2010: QF74 SFO-SYD VH-OJP
November 2010: QF6 SIN-SYD VH-OJD
I haven't even bothered to keep track this year. I was cabin crew on board one of these flights and let me tell you, it can be quite a scary event. These failures can be pretty spectacular. When you're only 800 feet off the deck and the entire cabin is lit up bright orange from an engine that has just "exploded", the last place you want to be in in the air.