Often wondered what it would take for CASA to take action. What needs to happen? A double engine failure half way to JNB or LAX?
Nothing will be done until all four fail.
No to mention the dangerous precedent they are setting. Is it acceptable to have a airline flying around with a known defect in engines and for them to have 10(?) engine failures?
Yes, it is utterly disgusting how the commercial interests of engine manufacturers and operators are taking precedence over safety. From the last ATSB report on engine failure pages 9-10
http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/3422442...040.pdf#page=9
RR issued a service bulletin on the service bulletin that should have fixed the problem in February 2009.
The incident occurred when?
Aircraft operator
Engine modification
The operator is continuing to embody SB RB211-72-G036, issued in 2009, at engine shop visits where the HPC module is removed. However, should the rate of failures increase significantly, a review of current modification policy will be undertaken.