ANOTHER QANTAS RB211 ENGINE FAILURE
From The Aviation Herald.
Incident: Qantas B744 near Bangkok on Oct 16th 2011, engine shut down in flight
By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Oct 16th 2011 22:07Z, last updated Sunday, Oct 16th 2011 22:18Z
A Qantas Boeing 747-400, registration VH-OJS performing flight QF-2 from Bangkok (Thailand) to Sydney,NS (Australia) with 356 passengers, was climbing out of Bangkok about 10 minutes into the flight when a loud bang was emitted by an engine (RB211) followed by vibrations. The crew shut the engine down and returned to Bangkok for a safe landing about 75 minutes later.
Passengers reported the engine emitted sparks as well.
The airline confirmed the crew shut an engine down following a bang and excessive shuddering about 10 minutes into the flight.
The flight is now expected to depart Bangkok with a delay of 24 hours.