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Originally posted by EconomyClass View PostHow many demerits does an old plane get before it gets grounded?
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Originally posted by ced ampo View PostJust a thought. Maybe on it's previous incident, some shrapnel hit the wing and was not repaired. Then it deeloped to cause a hole.
Very unlikely. Something broke - problem found, aircraft fixed.
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Come on people. How on earth could an oxygen bottle have damaged a fuel pipe anywhere on the plane. The pipes run in the wings from the fuel tanks in the wings and the cargo bays. It has to be 2 separate unrelated incidents. And how can anybody blame maintenance? How could anybody predict that I fuel pipe was going to leak, or that an oxygen bottle was going to explode? Congratulations to the pilots for landing the plane safely. We have had too many crashes this year as it is. I prey there won't be any more.
Quantas has a sterling safety record. As usual, the press is blowing things out of proportion.
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Fuel leaks (and hydraulic leaks) are not unusual on aircraft - usually they are discovered on the ground - even though I worked in this business I do not know how leaks are detected in flight unless the engines start smoking or the leak stains the wing or engine pylon/pod.
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Originally posted by Highkeas View PostFuel leaks (and hydraulic leaks) are not unusual on aircraft - usually they are discovered on the ground - even though I worked in this business I do not know how leaks are detected in flight unless the engines start smoking or the leak stains the wing or engine pylon/pod.
In air either as you describe or most likely a fluid quantity loss is noticed on the gauges.-Not an Airbus or Boeing guy here.
-20 year veteran on the USN Lockheed P-3 Orion.
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Originally posted by B7772ADL View PostIt can't have been a major problem as OJK was at LHR on saturday just gone doing the MEL service. It was sat next to our A380.-Not an Airbus or Boeing guy here.
-20 year veteran on the USN Lockheed P-3 Orion.
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Originally posted by EconomyClass View PostSounds like old cars. Parking lots usually have an oilspot on each parking space. Not sure how long after you drive it away new that you start dripping everywhere you stop.
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Qantas has confirmed the plane, which was today flying the QF32 service, was the same ageing aircraft involved in a mid-air explosion over the South China Sea on July 25 last year.
Media fear monging at its bestSignatures are overrated
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