Qantas Plane Forced To Turn Back To Perth

[LindsayBKK]

QANTAS has been plagued with more engine problems, with one of its planes carrying 234 passengers to Melbourne forced to turn back to Perth.

The flight crew noticed the problem between five to 10 minutes after QF768 took off from Perth at 2.50pm (WST).

"Soon after take-off, the flight crew detected some vibration in the left-hand engine of the Boeing 767 aircraft," Qantas spokesman Simon Rushton told AAP.

The crew did some in-flight checks and decided to turn back.

The plane, which has GE engines, landed about 3.15pm.

About 50 passengers onboard had been placed on other Qantas flights to Melbourne by 7.45pm, with the remainder expected to board flights shortly, Mr Rushton said.

"They will all fly tonight," he said.

He denied the incident involving a mid-air explosion of a Qantas A380 Rolls Royce engine over Indonesia last week may have influenced the crew's decision to return to Perth.

"Not at all. Our flight crews are absolutely trained to respond in a very conservative way to any in-flight issues and that's exactly what they did in this case," Mr Ruston said.

"They responded quickly, appropriately and in line with their training."

No one was hurt in the incident.

Qantas and Singapore Airlines have grounded their A380 planes while the mid-air blast over Indonesia is investigated.

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[maprao]

If they were over cautious then good on them. It illustrates that problems can occur on any model and make of aircraft and engine. Of course I do not doubt that they acted very professionally.

I however always remember when Don Muang closed. I watched it live on TV from the Middle East. There were 2 planes in line to be the “last” passenger flights to take off and an “aussie” plane was second to last. They however developed a technical problem that delayed their take off sufficiently to allow the other aircraft to take off first. They were then “the last” flight to take off! I laughed and thought to myself I wonder if that was deliberate or not. I am sure it was not but in order for me to keep the “urban myth” story alive in my head I convinced myself it was a deliberate ploy so they could be the last to officially take off from Don Muang. Anyway off topic!

This illustrates that all aircraft suffer technical difficulties and in flight incidents in this case it was a Boeing aircraft with GE engines. The 737 has suffered or been plagued with Rudder actuator problems for years. This however does not make the NEWS! Unless there is a fatal incident. Airbus however is taking a beating on behalf of Rolls Royce for the mid flight engine failure. Public opinion does matter look what happened with Concorde. One fatal accident in its entire history and that was the end of a wonderful (but very expensive) aircraft.

Look back through history and the problems that plagued the 747 when it entered service back in the 1960'S

The pilots suffered a technical problem dealt with it in accordance with their procedures and training. As did the crew on the ill fated but not fatal A380 incident. Be thankful for well trained aircrew and groundcrew that these airlines have and the well maintained aircraft that we all fly in.

If in doubt consult the vast list of "blacklisted" airlines on the EASA website.

[nong38]

Worth pointing out that all planes landed safely, 20 years ago that would not have happened, the planes are better today and the crews well trained so lets look at the positives, you can have 1000's of ordinary flights it always the one where there is a problem that gets the headlines and asmentioned Concorde was a prime example,

[trogers]

Worth pointing out that all planes landed safely, 20 years ago that would not have happened, the planes are better today and the crews well trained so lets look at the positives, you can have 1000's of ordinary flights it always the one where there is a problem that gets the headlines and asmentioned Concorde was a prime example,

Actually, Concorde is a poor example. What was the price of an economy class seat on a flight from Paris to New York?

I rest my case...

[afarang]

Worth pointing out that all planes landed safely, 20 years ago that would not have happened, the planes are better today and the crews well trained so lets look at the positives, you can have 1000's of ordinary flights it always the one where there is a problem that gets the headlines and asmentioned Concorde was a prime example,

Actually, Concorde is a poor example. What was the price of an economy class seat on a flight from Paris to New York?

I rest my case...

I am sorry, but you have no case

[phaethon]

I am sorry, but you have no case

Why? Did British Airways lose it?

"If god* had intended man to fly, he would have given us tickets..."

(*this humourous quote is in no way intended to support the ridiculous idea that such a being exists)

[trogers]

Worth pointing out that all planes landed safely, 20 years ago that would not have happened, the planes are better today and the crews well trained so lets look at the positives, you can have 1000's of ordinary flights it always the one where there is a problem that gets the headlines and asmentioned Concorde was a prime example,

Actually, Concorde is a poor example. What was the price of an economy class seat on a flight from Paris to New York?

I rest my case...

I am sorry, but you have no case

Public opinion does matter look what happened with Concorde. One fatal accident in its entire history and that was the end of a wonderful (but very expensive) aircraft.

Remember 1-2-Go and the Phuket crash? The company is still in business even with all the negative reports.

And why did Concorde failed and 1-2-Go survived? Reason is that the rich will not be tempted to save a few hundred bucks and risk their lives and limbs. And only the rich and very well-to-do could afford to fly on the Concorde. Thus, negative reports do not by themselves kill off a business.