Engine blows cowl on Air France A380

[red750]

 

Air France A380 flight diverted after engine suffers 'serious damage' over Atlantic Ocean

 

 

[w3stie]

Sacre bleue!

 

 

[Birdseye]

One has to wonder what else was going on for them to land at Goose Bay. It is/will be a logistical nightmare, but presumably there were safety issues that over rode any other concerns.

 

 

[kasper]

So that’s 1 rolls royce uncontained failure and 1 engine alliance uncontained failure on the a380 fleet.

 

Great to see safe landing with No airframe or human loss.

 

 

[kgwilson]

There have been 5 uncontained engine failures this century. That is an amazingly small statistic. The first was the Quantas A380 in 2010, then a British airways Boeing 777 200ER in 2015, Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 in 2016, an American Airlines Boeing 767-300ER in 2016 and this one. There have been no fatalities but 21 minor injuries on the 767 as the failure occurred on takeoff which was then aborted & the aircraft was evacuated. These things are incredibly reliable but there is nothing man made on this planet that is perfect.

 

 

[Phil Perry]

So that’s 1 rolls royce uncontained failure and 1 engine alliance uncontained failure on the a380 fleet.Great to see safe landing with No airframe or human loss.

I saw someone shriek 'Incorrect' News about the Rolls Royce bit earlier today Kasper. I've lost the link now but it was saying that the engines on this particular A380 were American made, Not Rolls Royce ? . . .

 

Can't confirm that, still trying to find the source. . . was looking over Daughter's shoulder and only got a brief glimpse.

 

Phil.

 

 

[Phil Perry]

Sacre bleue!

Nah mate,. . .that 380 was a Blanc one . . .

 

 

[red750]

Engine Alliance GP7000 made by Engine Alliance, Hartford Connecticut.

 

 

[fallowdeer]

kgwilson.

 

I know you've qualified your post by saying "this century" but Sioux City deserves to be mentioned in any discussion of uncontained failures.

 

Peter

 

 

[Phil Perry]

kgwilson.I know you've qualified your post by saying "this century" but Sioux City deserves to be mentioned in any discussion of uncontained failures.

 

Peter

Yearz ago, I had the good fortune to meet, at an Airshow,. . . an American Gentleman on vacation in England. He was a really nice chap and he said that he had been involved in the investigation of the Sioux City DC-10 accident. He was an Engineer, working for Douglas and he said ( amongst a load of other interesting things ) that ' Jesus Holy Christ',. . .none of us foresaw that ever happening in our wildest design nightmares . . . he also referred to the involuntary unlocking in flight, of the cargo doors on two DC-10 aircraft, resulting in two fatal crashes. . .

 

He also alluded to a similar situation happening to the 'C' locks on a B-747, which resulted in a large hole being blown in the side of the aircraft with the loss of some strapped in passengers,. . .all caused over time,. . . by urine leaking from a toilet . . .

 

 

[MikePousson]

Engine Alliance is a joint venture between GE (US) and Pratt & Whitney (Canada).

 

 

[facthunter]

Some of that stuff sounds pretty wild, Phil. There's extensive, detailed, official, verified (not media sourced) information about on the incidents, which airlines and other affected/imterested bodies get as a matter of course, on the issues you mention which don't accord with what your mate/contact seems to indicate. Beware of all you hear, most of what you (think you ) see etc..Nev

 

 

[Nico13]

You wouldn't want to be underneath that lot coming down in bits and pieces. That'd be a pretty big halo to be wearing.

 

 

[facthunter]

I think they are composite these days. Probably just shrapnel, except for the blades. Nev

 

 

[Nico13]

 

I think they are composite these days. Probably just shrapnel, except for the blades. Nev

Ah you mean this bit

 

 

[yampy]

Engine debris from the affected A380 has been located and recovered about 150 km SE of Paamuit on the SW coast of Greenland . The recovery was made by a Air Greenland helicopter and will be examined by the Danish authorities before being sent to Paris . The race is on now to locate and recover other engine parts before snow falls and covers them . The location was determined using data from one of the aircrafts Flight Data Recorders .

 

Dave C

 

 

[fly_tornado]

real needle in a haystack stuff

 

 

 

[Gnarly Gnu]

The race is on now to locate and recover other engine parts before snow falls and covers them.

I don't understand the urgent problem here.... they want to stick it all back together??

 

 

[facthunter]

The more they find, the better the chance of working out WHY? (Sequence of events). Nev

 

 

[yampy]

The aircraft is to be ferried back to France on 3 engines . A spare engine will be bolted into position for balance purposes only .

 

Dave C

 

 

[facthunter]

If you have more than 2 engines a ferry will usually be available with one inoperative. Restricted weights and non revenue. . Probably no or little fuel use penalty. Nev