A380 - VH-OQA Write Off.
EWL, was it the wing spar? I might be mistaken but I understood the damage was sustained to the structure under the forward cargo as distinct to the wing spar.
As for the rest of your post, particularly about in-house capability, you are spot on!
As for the rest of your post, particularly about in-house capability, you are spot on!
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Currently sits on gate 607 Changi International Airport
she will be repaired, In full ,In Singapore
no write off
no wing replacement
no conspiracy
no where near cost of a new 380
she will fly again early 2012
Currently sits on gate 607 Changi International Airport
she will be repaired, In full ,In Singapore
no write off
no wing replacement
no conspiracy
no where near cost of a new 380
she will fly again early 2012
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From memory - and that is tenuous, the forks of the unit impacted the spar at the wing root.
Hopefully there are some LAMEs or ramp crew of the day that remember more clearly.
My father was a TN Engines LAME who moved to accountancy and I got the original detail through him and his mates who were still out there.
Best regards
EWL
From memory - and that is tenuous, the forks of the unit impacted the spar at the wing root.
Hopefully there are some LAMEs or ramp crew of the day that remember more clearly.
My father was a TN Engines LAME who moved to accountancy and I got the original detail through him and his mates who were still out there.
Best regards
EWL
I taxied past her on Tuesday arvo, looks like a few parts missing. Bits that weren't affected by the engine blowout, ie, tail rudders etc.
Parked next to an SQ 74 with 2 engines, and another SQ missing bits, stuck in a lonely corner of Changi...
Parked next to an SQ 74 with 2 engines, and another SQ missing bits, stuck in a lonely corner of Changi...
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Originally Posted by ozbiggles
Air France might have a spare wing....
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To write off or not to write off is not a Qantas decision, it is out of their hands and in the hands of the insurance underwriters who are strictly money men but who will be guided by the recommendations of organisations like LLoyds Aviation and Airclaims.
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No need to re edit rain man Qantas can just say we are unaware of any such incident ever happening
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stuck in a lonely corner of Changi
Surprised the lads haven't been at it with the white paint to hide anything which could identify it from the punters.
