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Did I hear correct, Today a QF 744 scraped #4 engine during a landing into SYD ?
To add to the pain QF 1 is CANX. The ex heavy maintenance aircraft just out of SIN is in no shape to fly anywhere and its replacement to do the QF 1 is the aircraft that was damaged landing today....
To add to the pain QF 1 is CANX. The ex heavy maintenance aircraft just out of SIN is in no shape to fly anywhere and its replacement to do the QF 1 is the aircraft that was damaged landing today....
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wonder if the hotel bill for all the pasengers will be charged to maintenance for been unable to provide the aircraft..then again it could be charged to the overseas mro?
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More delays in store.
With the amount of dead jumbo's at the base at the moment it looks like an elephants graveyard out there. The amount of warrenty being charged on aircraft returning from overseas should keep next years profit at a new high, although the flying public will be p***ed off at all the delays. 
The scrapped engine is replaced with one changed in Singapore lately with sparks coming out the back(no better engines left). No broken fuse pins luckily, with hard work it may fly tonight.
The other aircraft still has gremlins in its cabin electrics after being ferryed back from Singapore yesterday after a heavy maintenance visit, but we're still told its a quality organisation.
The scrapped engine is replaced with one changed in Singapore lately with sparks coming out the back(no better engines left). No broken fuse pins luckily, with hard work it may fly tonight.
The other aircraft still has gremlins in its cabin electrics after being ferryed back from Singapore yesterday after a heavy maintenance visit, but we're still told its a quality organisation.
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Company_ Spy; With the various aircraft coming out of the 'quality organisation' but still with things amiss and awry do you think that there is a possibility that Mr Dixon will get the message eventually or will it be too late?
Or...will he even care?
Or...will he even care?
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It is apparent that the Board and GD don't care about the quality of aircraft returning from overseas MRO's, as long as the costs of outsourced maintenance is lower than inhouse work the push will be for more outsourced work. Even though the costs of repairs are being recovered the bottom line is that once the decision was made to outsource nothing will change the company's mind in the short term to retain maintenance in Australia.
A number of overseas airlines who outsourced their maintenance have finally realised their error and have started to bring it back inhouse but this is a long and costly process. When a new board is finally installed a change may take place but by then it will probably be to late.
A number of overseas airlines who outsourced their maintenance have finally realised their error and have started to bring it back inhouse but this is a long and costly process. When a new board is finally installed a change may take place but by then it will probably be to late.
Did I hear correct, Today a QF 744 scraped #4 engine during a landing into SYD ?
To add to the pain QF 1 is CANX. The ex heavy maintenance aircraft just out of SIN is in no shape to fly anywhere and its replacement to do the QF 1 is the aircraft that was damaged landing today....
To add to the pain QF 1 is CANX. The ex heavy maintenance aircraft just out of SIN is in no shape to fly anywhere and its replacement to do the QF 1 is the aircraft that was damaged landing today....
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QF001 operated about 4 hours or so late and QF031 overnighted
So OPS swapped the QF 1 for the 31. A flight to LHR was still CANX due to broken aircraft. When I posted the QF 31 was going and the 1 staying but if you wish to split hairs.....
On a more interesting note.
A QF aircraft #4 engine hit the ground on landing in windy conditions into SYD. It didn't make the press and from my own memory I think this type of accident/incident is a first for a 747/744 into SYD.
Funny how the pilots go quiet in here when one of their own is in the poo.
Cant blame a marshaller for this one.
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So OPS swapped the QF 1 for the 31. A flight to LHR was still CANX due to broken aircraft. When I posted the QF 31 was going and the 1 staying but if you wish to split hairs.....
On a more interesting note.
A QF aircraft #4 engine hit the ground on landing in windy conditions into SYD. It didn't make the press and from my own memory I think this type of accident/incident is a first for a 747/744 into SYD.
Funny how the pilots go quiet in here when one of their own is in the poo.
Cant blame a marshaller for this one.
So OPS swapped the QF 1 for the 31. A flight to LHR was still CANX due to broken aircraft. When I posted the QF 31 was going and the 1 staying but if you wish to split hairs.....
On a more interesting note.
A QF aircraft #4 engine hit the ground on landing in windy conditions into SYD. It didn't make the press and from my own memory I think this type of accident/incident is a first for a 747/744 into SYD.
Funny how the pilots go quiet in here when one of their own is in the poo.
Cant blame a marshaller for this one.
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I think perhaps we are splitting hares here (mmmmmmmmm rabbit for dinner). The assertion was that a certain heavy maintenance operation was not quite living up to it's claims.
I read this as the LAMEs in Sydney having to unreasonably do things that others were paid to do .....
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I read this as the LAMEs in Sydney having to unreasonably do things that others were paid to do .....
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Not a good couple of days for QF services to LHR. QF31 due ex SIN 15th left over 4 hrs late after an A/C change due planned A/C "cabin lighting defect" in SYD, AFAIK QF1 also late into LHR. QF31 14th was also planned late ex SIN. Over brecky in LHR just now, heard that QF2 tonight is planned 2 hrs late - that's after curfew here, more costs.
Perhaps the odd chicken is coming home to roost?
Perhaps the odd chicken is coming home to roost?
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Not a good couple of days for QF services to LHR. QF31 due ex SIN 15th left over 4 hrs late after an A/C change due planned A/C "cabin lighting defect" in SYD, AFAIK QF1 also late into LHR. QF31 14th was also planned late ex SIN. Over brecky in LHR just now, heard that QF2 tonight is planned 2 hrs late - that's after curfew here, more costs.
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Perhaps the odd chicken is coming home to roost?
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blueloo: doesn't look much from the outside but it cracked the IDG case, crack in gearbox but no oil loss, firewall buckled, drain mast now 6 inches higher up and side cowls a lot thinner on the bottom.