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Old 3rd Feb 2012, 23:44
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QLink shutdowns

Qantas plane turns back after engine fails

so there has been;
1) a 400 into Weipa
http://www.torresnews.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=872%3Aemergency-landing-drama&Itemid=59
2) a 300 into Brisbane
faulty oil pressure indication
3) a 200 into Lord Howe Island
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2011/10/19/qantas-turbo-prop-emergency-at-lord-howe-island/
4) a 400 into Cloncurry
FADEC fail
5) a 400 into Brisbane?
failure at top of descent
6) now a 400 out of Canberra
Qantas plane turns back after engine fails

Granted the Weipa one was back in 2008, but the last 5 have all been in the last 6 months or so.
Whats going on??
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