Kaitak From Ireland, joined Aug 1999, 11361 posts, RR: 40 Reply 1, posted (11 years 6 months 3 weeks 4 days ago) and read 1126 times:
Well, this doesn't sound too serious; in a large airline, you're bound to have engine failures here and there, now and again. The SIA 744 in SIN (the one ER to LHR) was a concern, but only because it was fairly heavy on takeoff. There, as in this instance, the crew performed admirably and the aircraft landed safely.
The one thing that concerns me about this incident - and as you say more news to follow - is that although the aircraft was 3 hours into its flight from SIN, it diverted to BNE? Surely, Darwin would have been a better choice, being a lot nearer. In purely technical terms, the aircraft could probably fly on to BNE if they really wanted to, but surely safety requirements require them to land at the nearest suitable field?
Tullamarine From Australia, joined Aug 1999, 1062 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (11 years 6 months 3 weeks 4 days ago) and read 1116 times:
I believe the fault was a warning indicator of a generator failure. The plane was due to land in CNS for refuelling as the plane left SYD with a reduced payload because it had to operate from one of the shorter runways due to the main runway being closed due to China Eastern A340 spinning off yesterday afternoon.
The pilot chose to return to BNE rather than go onto CNS as he knew that they would have technical staff available to correct the problem so the plane could continue on. If he had gone onto CNS or DRW he would have had to have overnighted the plane before it could be repaired. Apparently there was never any danger to pax or crew and engine failure is probably overstating the problem.
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