Thanks for the reply Silicoid. Interesting to hear your point of view as a Dutchman. My intention with this thread is not to be Xenophobic, merely I want the truth out over a worrying situation.
This 'fellow from Leiden' hears the rumour because I have contact with the company concerned! As a professional aviator, I fear that all the facts in this incident are not available for me to digest and learn from. This is a very self-critical industry which is necessary for the safety of the public.
The reason you have not heard about it, is because it is an incident rather than an accident. The outcome was successful in that the aircraft landed safely. My point about airmanship is why was the aircraft holding over an airfield in a mountainous region on a single engine, which was also damaged and had a high vibration? During this time the Commander was contacting his Technical Pilot to ask what he should do! I know what I would have done.