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Thread #133306   Message #3024451
Posted By: GUEST,mauvepink
05-Nov-10 - 02:31 PM
Thread Name: BS: Qantas A380 blows engine
Subject: RE: BS: Qantas A380 blows engine
This ltest incident involved a B747-400. It was a standard shut down on the Rolls Royce RB211 No 1 engine which returned with a minor fault and was released back to service within 3 hours. Had the A380 incident not occurred I doubt the B747 incident would have made any news at all. Engines are shut down in flight almost every day across the world as safety procedures and seldom do they make the news. Although this was another Rolls-Royce engine, the RB-211 has an excellent safety record

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