QANTAS Again

[NickN]

People in glass houses, Nick...

TJU should be close to retirement, I can't see how much longer Qantas can keep running those old beaten up 734's.

Part sarcasm, part harsh criticism.

And for the record, there are some pretty awful looking 734's getting around with more ripples in the side than Botany Bay in a SouEaster so the comment wasn't too far from the mark. The comment wasn't contained solely to TJU.

[Adam G]

There are RPT runs (both high & low capacity) in Australia being conducted in equipment much older then the 737-400's at QF!!

Personally after flying recently on some NZ's 733's, I find the QF 734's fairly decent!

[Krzysztof M]

Personally, apart from having to look at significantly higher number of coffee stains on the floor I feel no less comfortable than on any other 737s

[Anthony T]

QF810 PER-ADL got canned last night, due to a what i was informed was a chemical spillage in the cargo hold, Pax to flown to ADL sat morning.

Anthony T

[Marty H]

And AGAIN http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599...-29277,00.html

[Bernie P]

More Qantas trouble: flight grounded

August 15, 2008 - 7:42AM

A Qantas flight from Brisbane to Melbourne was delayed by more than half an hour today due to a technical problem.

A passenger told the ABC that everyone was seated and the plane was ready for take-off when they were told they had to disembark because of an engineering problem.

The plane was due to fly out at 6am but departed about 40 minutes later.

A Qantas spokeswoman said there was a minor technical issue but denied it posed any safety concerns.

"It was not a safety concern. The engineers were just checking the aircraft," she told AAP.

This follows a string of incidents which began last month when an explosion ripped a hole in the fuselage of a Qantas jet en route from Hong Kong to Melbourne, forcing an emergency landing at Manila.

On Wednesday night, a Qantas Boeing 767 experienced a hydraulic failure which affected the plane's steering as it landed at Sydney airport.

The plane left a trail of hydraulic fluid as it touched down on its way from Melbourne, forcing the closure of the runway for 40 minutes while the spill was mopped up, The Australian reported.

AAP/SMH

This is now just getting ridiculous... I mean, 40 mins... I understand them closng the runway an all... Some reporters need to get a life!

[AdamC]

When is all this going to end.

Some people need to stop ringing reporters everytime an aircraft breaks and get a life.

Theres my 5 cents.

Cheers

Adam

[Montague S]

hate to be the bearer of bad news...

not sure how passengers onboard can see oil leaking on to the runway, x-ray vision perhaps?

Workers stranded while Qantas fixes plane
15th August 2008, 6:45 WST

Miners on their week off work were delayed for more than five hours at Karratha airport yesterday evening after yet another technical fault in a Qantas 737.


Michael Mech, a contractor with Rio Tinto, said fly-in fly-out workers were starting to get angry because of a series of delayed flights to and from the mining town.

“A 737 800 was spewing oil on the runway and 150 guys waiting had to go back to their camps on their week off,” he said.

“We have been having a fair few delays lately, it happened early last week as well… it is getting ridiculous. Some of these guys missed connecting flights to Sydney and Melbourne. How many things have to happen before the aviation authorities do something about this?”

Mr Mech said witnesses on board the plane as it landed had seen oil leaking on to the runway.

“At Karratha airport the planes have to turn around at the end of the runway and taxi back, a couple of people on board said they saw a trail of something up to where the plane was. It was about 4.30pm. Sure enough the flight to Perth using the same plane was cancelled. Other airlines have been grounded for this kind of thing… Do we have to wait for one of these 737s to drop out of the air?”

A Qantas spokeswoman confirmed that the flight, QF915, was delayed because of a mechanical problem and engineers had to be flown in from Perth to make repairs but said she could not comment on the details of the fault.

“A replacement 737 has been arranged and will depart at 11.30pm,” she said yesterday evening.

Originally scheduled to arrive in Perth at 7pm, the substitute flight was expected to land at 1.25 this morning.

Mr Mech said the waiting passengers worked for various mining operations in the area.

“We are not very happy I can tell you,” he said.

GIOVANNI TORRE

http://www.thewest.com.au/default.as...ontentID=91506

[Michael Mak]

And another one

Panel falls off Qantas plane during flight

A small body panel has fallen off a Qantas Jumbo jet on its way to Singapore from Melbourne.

A spokeswoman for Qantas says routine checks on the Boeing 747 after it arrived at Singapore's Changi Airport early this morning found that a small engine access panel had become detached.

"It had absolutely no flight safety implications," the spokeswoman said.
The access panel, which was "non-structural", was replaced and the flight continued to London after a delay of just under six hours.

The incident is the latest in a series of aircraft problems for Qantas.
This morning a Qantas flight from Brisbane to Melbourne was delayed by more than half an hour because of a technical problem.

On Wednesday night, a Qantas Boeing 767 experienced a hydraulic failure which affected the plane's steering as it landed at Sydney airport.

The plane left a trail of hydraulic fluid as it touched down on its way from Melbourne, forcing the closure of the runway for 40 minutes while the spill was mopped up.

Last month an explosion ripped a hole in the fuselage of a Qantas jet en route from Hong Kong to Melbourne, forcing an emergency landing at Manila.
AAP

http://www.smh.com.au/news/news/pane...307183980.html

[Marty H]

Originally Posted by Michael Mak

And another one

http://www.smh.com.au/news/news/pane...307183980.html

That would have been VH-OEJ.