Qantas A380 reliability issues creeping up again?

[jase05]

Article in the Australian today saying that the pilots received an alert about a potential hydraulics issue shortly after takeoff and returned to SIN where ther aircraft is awaiting inspection

 

[OATEK]

Article in the Australian today saying that the pilots received an alert about a potential hydraulics issue shortly after takeoff and returned to SIN where ther aircraft is awaiting inspection

Led to a heavy landing and blowing out a few tires.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/a380s-built-to-withstand-busted-tyres-say-qantas-pilots-after-a-dramatic-landing-in-singapore/news-story/c1477db875b8d0ecdc98bbc90d4cc8b7

 

[exLXCXFF]

From Simon: The Aviation Herald

 

[exLXCXFF]

Friend telling me that VH-OQH is still stuck at Changi this morning. This is going to be an expensive heavy landing.

 

[Cloud9]

Friend telling me that VH-OQH is still stuck at Changi this morning. This is going to be an expensive heavy landing.

Well, if they wouldn't bake any redundancy planning into their operating model, this is what can happen...

 

[exLXCXFF]

Well, if they wouldn't bake any redundancy planning into their operating model, this is what can happen...

Which made me wonder, how many QF A380s are actually in service atm?

- VH-OQA: Yes (was on it a couple of days ago), currently doing QF2 LHR to SIN
- VH-OQB: Yes, doing QF1 SYD to SIN today
- VH-OQC: No, in AUH for refurbishing, nearly finished
- VH-OQD: No, in AUH for maintenance
- VH-OQE: Retired and scrapped
- VH-OQF: Retired and scrapped
- VH-OQG: Yes, in LAX since 8 July - maintenance?
- VH-OQH: Yes, grounded in SIN
- VH-OQI: Yes, did QF2 SIN to SYD last night, and probably doing QF11 today
- VH-OQJ: Yes, currently doing QF1 SIN to LHR
- VH-OQK: No, in AUH for maintenance
- VH-OQL: No, in AUH for refurbishing

 

[serfty]

Which made me wonder, how many QF A380s are actually in service atm?

- VH-OQA: Yes (was on it a couple of days ago), currently doing QF2 LHR to SIN
- VH-OQB: Yes, doing QF1 SYD to SIN today
- VH-OQC: No, in AUH?
- VH-OQD: No, in AUH for refurbishing
- VH-OQE: Retired and scrapped?
- VH-OQF: Retired and scrapped
- VH-OQG: Yes, in LAX since 8 July - maintenance?
- VH-OQH: Yes, grounded in SIN
- VH-OQI: Yes, did QF2 SIN to SYD last night, and probably doing QF11 today
- VH-OQJ: Yes, currently doing QF1 SIN to LHR
- VH-OQK: No, in AUH for refurbishing
- VH-OQL: No, in AUH for refurbishing

According to AirFleets.net

OQC, OQE & OQF have been stored/scrapped

OQK & OQL are Parked

https://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Qantas.htm

 

[cpatters]

Only OQE & OQF have been scrapped.
OQL is being refurbished
OQD & OQK are in for maintenance
OQC has been refurbished & is due back to service hopefully soon

 

[RSD]

Only OQE & OQF have been scrapped.
OQL is being refurbished
OQD & OQK are in for maintenance
OQC has been refurbished & is due back to service hopefully soon

OQC was the one mentioned as having bad corrosion of the wing spars - if they have spent the money to repair it and are about to get it back into service then that is a slightly positive sign.

 

[AIRwin]

Friend telling me that VH-OQH is still stuck at Changi this morning. This is going to be an expensive heavy landing.

OQH is being ferried back to SYD as QF6016

 

[RSD]

OQH is being ferried back to SYD as QF6016

Is OQG still at LAX?

 

[AIRwin]

Is OQG still at LAX?

Looks like it's on its way from SIN to LHR as QF1

 

[RSD]

Looks like it's on its way from SIN to LHR as QF1

Cheers - must have found its mojo again.

 

[AIRwin]

OQH is being ferried back to SYD as QF6016

It didn't stay long in SYD before operating the delayed QF11 last night

 

[cove]

It is pretty obvious that QF need all ten A380s to operate six planes without cancellations. They should have a spare in the US , one in London, one in Singapore and one in Australia.
They wrote the value of these old planes down way too late.
QF is trashing their reputation as a reliable carrier with all these delays and cancellations.

 

[RSD]

It is pretty obvious that QF need all ten A380s to operate six planes without cancellations. They should have a spare in the US , one in London, one in Singapore and one in Australia.
They wrote the value of these old planes down way too late.
QF is trashing their reputation as a reliable carrier with all these delays and cancellations.

The idea of using A380's to Joburg is nuts when they haven't got QF1/2 and QF11/12 running reliably.

 

[oz_mark]

QF is trashing has trashed their reputation as a reliable carrier with all these delays and cancellations.

Fixed that

 

[cove]

Thanks for repairing that @oz_mark.
We stopped flying QF internationally so we have been unaffected.

 

[moa999]

The idea of using A380's to Joburg is nuts

I suspect the start of that schedule coincides with a couple of aircraft returning from AUH.
Pre-Covid you generally saw only one aircraft in for major maintenance, and often none over the Xmas period.

 

[Cloud9]

I suspect the start of that schedule coincides with a couple of aircraft returning from AUH.
Pre-Covid you generally saw only one aircraft in for major maintenance, and often none over the Xmas period.

Pre-Joyce, you often saw aircraft in the air.