QF32 388 - emergency landing in SIN after Engine failure

[Flying Fox]

According to SBS world news last night, replacement wing to be installed in SIN.

 

[NM]

According to SBS world news last night, replacement wing to be installed in SIN.

The logistics will be huge, starting with "shipping" it to SIN, then the jig to hold it etc. Then again, the "logistics" of the alternates would be equally interesting.

 

[simongr]

I wonder if this will make them reconsider some of their continuity plans in light of this.

 

[codash1099]

I wonder if this will make them reconsider some of their continuity plans in light of this.

I guess you mean contingency plans, but I may guess wrong.

 

[Nigelinoz]

The logistics will be huge, starting with "shipping" it to SIN, then the jig to hold it etc. Then again, the "logistics" of the alternates would be equally interesting.

Perhaps Qantas could make some money on the deal by inviting the team from the Discovery channel to film it for the next series of worlds toughest fixes.:mrgreen:
World's Toughest Fixes | National Geographic Channel

 

[simongr]

I guess you mean contingency plans, but I may guess wrong.

Interchangeable I feel - I deal mostly in considering continuity of business operations and I would class this as a business interruption event given the financial, operational and brand impacts of this event.

 

[Oneworldplus2]

Perhaps Qantas could make some money on the deal by inviting the team from the Discovery channel to film it for the next series of worlds toughest fixes.:mrgreen:
World's Toughest Fixes | National Geographic Channel

I love Worlds Toughest Fixes. There are some really good shows on Fox at the moment. There was one that aired a few months ago when they were replacing a tail on a plane and some other bits'n'bobs. I remember it being an Emirates jet.

How "Worlds Toughest Prisons" ended up on National Geographic Channel, has me confused . I totally detest that show

 

[NM]

Perhaps Qantas could make some money on the deal by inviting the team from the Discovery channel to film it for the next series of worlds toughest fixes.:mrgreen:
World's Toughest Fixes | National Geographic Channel

It certainly would qualify ... and probably some good promotion for QF and Airbus at a time they both need it. Good suggestion.

 

[Oneworldplus2]

I just created an account at Nat Geo and put it down as a suggestion in one of their forums. See how we go peoples. Would be very interesting if it did indeed happen.

 

[medhead]

Do they currently ship the entire wing within Europe? Shouldn't be too hard to put it onto a different ship to send to Singapore. At least there are plenty of ships going there.

 

[Nigelinoz]

Slightly O/T but this is the episode that Oneworldplus2 was referring to earlier I think.
World's Toughest Fixes | Boeing 767 | National Geographic Channel

and there is a bit of info here http://gizmohighway.com/transport/building_the_airbus_a380.htm
about how they transport the wings when they build the A380.

In Hamburg, the rear fuselage and part of the forward fuselage are loaded on to the Ville de Bordeaux, a 154-metre roll on/roll off (ro-ro) ferry purpose-built for the operation. She sails to Mostyn Harbour in Wales to be met by a barge which has twice travelled 35 kilometres along the River Dee, each time bearing one wing built at Broughton. Broughton is where final assemble of the wings take place from small components built there and at Filton, near Bristol in North Wales. Built in what is known as the "West Factory" it is believed to be the largest factory built in the UK in recent years with the floor area equivalent to 12 full size football pitches.
Once assembled A380 wings are dispatched individually from the factory by road to the nearby River Dee, then by river-craft to Mostyn where a pair are loaded onto the Ville De Bordeaux for transportation to France.

 

[serfty]

Do they currently ship the entire wing within Europe? Shouldn't be too hard to put it onto a different ship to send to Singapore. At least there are plenty of ships going there.

See post #440 of this thread; getting a new wing to Singapore could be the easier part of the task.

 

[medhead]

See post #440 of this thread; getting a new wing to Singapore could be the easier part of the task.

Yeah, I'm certainly not thinking it'll be easy to attach. Just that getting it there should be relatively straight forward, even if costly. Anyway, I too hope it is on worlds toughest fixes.

 

[oz_mark]

ATSB Preliminary factual investigation report is out on Friday 10.30 am.

Media Alerts: 01 December 2010 - Media briefing: QF32 uncontained engine failure preliminary factual investigation report release

 

[oz_mark]

The repair bill for Qantas’s A380 VH-OQA which suffered an uncontained engine failure near Singapore on November 4 is likely to approach US$70m (A$72.7m), according to an insurance company.

In a monthly industry update, US based Aon Corp says damage caused by the failure “has been valued at just under $US70 million as a result of the significant damage to (the) engine and aircraft wing.”

Qantas A380 repair bill to cost US$70m | Australian Aviation Magazine

 

[NM]

Qantas A380 repair bill to cost US$70m | Australian Aviation Magazine

So that would cheaper than the costs reported to repair VH-OJH following its golfing excursion.

However, that price does not seem to include replacing 4 x Trent 900 engines, reported to be $15M each.

 

[oz_mark]

However, that price does not seem to include replacing 4 x Trent 900 engines, reported to be $15M each.

May not be a cost borne by the insurer though.

 

[JohnPhelan]

Did you notice that Airbus has taken out a full page ad in today's edition of The Australian, saying how wonderful the A380 is?

What coincidental timing !

 

[markis10]

So that would cheaper than the costs reported to repair VH-OJH following its golfing excursion.

However, that price does not seem to include replacing 4 x Trent 900 engines, reported to be $15M each.

Different owners and probably different insurers, although banks have been known to self insure.......

 

[jb747]

However, that price does not seem to include replacing 4 x Trent 900 engines, reported to be $15M each.

Why four? One is dead. Another needs a workshop rebuild after having the foam put through it. As far as I know the other two are fine...