SQ Airbus both engines lost power at 39,000ft mid-air. Almost crash.

[Papsmearer]

Its big news now. This incident reported on CNN. Now where is SQ going to hide?

 

[eatshitndie]

Its big news now. This incident reported on CNN. Now where is SQ going to hide?

it was all over the news yesterday. nothing to hide. in fact, because of this incident i will fly sq whenever the chance i get.

 

[Papsmearer]

Why did the plane not divert to HKG? With both engines out, wouldn't that have been the safest option?
Btw there are plenty of airports between HKG and PVG.

Yep, the proper procedure would have been to put the bird down at the nearest airport. Obviously when both engines cut off, there is an issue even if you can relight it. They are just jeopardizing the passenger safety. If the engines had flamed out again over an area where there were properly equipped airports, than more people can mati.

 

[Papsmearer]

it was all over the news yesterday. nothing to hide. in fact, because of this incident i will fly sq whenever the chance i get.

Oh please, cheap bastards like you will never fly SQ. More likely you would fly a PRC airline, which ever one gives you the cheapest fare. Probably the last time you flew SQ was donkey years ago.

 

[eatshitndie]

Oh please, cheap bastards like you will never fly SQ. More likely you would fly a PRC airline, which ever one gives you the cheapest fare. Probably the last time you flew SQ was donkey years ago.

the lowest fare seat on sq that i took last year from sfo to sin was an emergency exit seat with an additional us$200 "preferred seat" surcharge. for a puny us$200 i get more legroom. but it's right next to the row of middle seats with bassinets in front, where indian infants inflict inconsolable insanity during takeoff and landing. the highest fare seat on sq before that last year was business class on a 777. it has the same seat configuration, except for wood trimming and better food choices, as 1st class.

 

[tonychat]

Don't you love it when SQ screwed themselves?

I remember there is a prediction of an SQ crash next year.. A flight from Taiwan to sinkieland... All the passengers die in it.. Beware..

http://techielobang.com/blog/2015/02/09/predicted-airasia-transasia-future-sq-flight-changi-airport/

 

[Froggy]

how come can lost power one? forget to charge ah? next time pilot must remem to bring this

Now we all know you are a jiu-hoo-kia :kma:

 

[Journey]

Who did the pilots vote for?

 

[Millennium]

Probe after Singapore Airlines flight loses power in both engines at 39,000 feet over Hong Kong

PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 27 May, 2015, 11:51am
UPDATED : Thursday, 28 May, 2015, 4:34am

Danny Lee [email protected]

A Singapore Airlines Airbus experienced a rapid descent after two of its engines failed. Photo: Danny Lee

After a Singapore Airlines plane carrying 194 people lost power in both engines outside Hong Kong on Saturday, plummeting almost four kilometres before pilots regained control, the airline said it was still working to determine the cause of the incident.

The drama on the Shanghai-bound Airbus A330 unfolded some 3½ hours after its 5.35pm departure from Singapore when, over a period of 30 minutes, the plane descended from about 11,900 metres as the first engine failed, followed by the second. Pilots managed to regain full control of the plane at 7,900 metres as both Rolls Royce engines regained power.

The airline said it had begun a joint investigation with Airbus and its engine supplier Rolls Royce into what caused flight SQ836 to lose power.

Singapore Airlines confirmed the incident on Tuesday evening, revealing that the pilots put the plane into a deliberate descent in order to regain power in one of the failed engines.

The Aviation Herald, an online clearing house for airborne incident reports, first reported the engine failure on Tuesday morning.

"Both engines experienced a temporary loss of power, although one engine returned to normal operations almost immediately," the airline said in a statement. "The pilots followed operational procedures to restore normal operation of the second engine by putting the aircraft into a controlled descent."

The plane landed in Shanghai at 10.56pm, where "the engines were thoroughly inspected and tested … with no anomalies detected", the airline said.

According to the Planespotters.net flight database, Airbus delivered the plane on March 30. It had not flown elsewhere since returning from Shanghai, but had not been taken out of service, the airline said.

Singapore's air safety regulator said it was still gathering information and flight data from the airline.

Airbus said it was in contact with Singapore Airlines and Rolls Royce as they sought to determine the cause of the incident. Rolls Royce said it was working with the airline "to provide support and technical assistance".

Weather factors, mechanical and technical issues will be investigated.

Weather radar charts show the plane was heading into a powerful storm at the time of the incident - the same one that had caused chaos at Chek Lap Kok airport throughout the weekend.

The Hong Kong Observatory said an aviation weather alert was issued on Saturday around the area where the plane's engines failed. Scientific officer Ping Cheung said the storm reached an altitude of 11,600 metres at its height.

In 2010, a Cathay Pacific A330 plane made an emergency landing at Chek Lap Kok after contaminated fuel rendered both engines useless, with one losing power completely.

 

[Hopeless]

Hopeless SIA... so how much did SIA share price plunge?

 

[looneytan]

I remember there is a prediction of an SQ crash next year..

Surprise me! The most respected forummer, the learnt individual like you believe this kind of crap

 

[Manager]

for how long and can it land without a working engine?

Modern commercial planes can glide and they convert height for distance when both fail

 

[tanwahtiu]

How long will it take to crash? land your arse. It take the same speed to land the plane as it takes off, 180 knots.

for how long and can it land without a working engine?

 

[kiwibird7]

How many of the SQ stewardess were still virgins, probably regret having to die a virgin as the plane was actually crashing into the sea without both engines?

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

Re: SIA doomed! Engine Failure!

Fake Ah Neh and Pinoy technicians are highly sought by PAP GLCs to boost profits.

LHL will avoid SIA now..... preferring Air India or PIA///////////////

 

[enterprise2]

Re: SIA doomed! Engine Failure!

Why nobody whack Rolls Royce or Airbus??

 

[laksaboy]

Re: SIA doomed! Engine Failure!

Why nobody whack Rolls Royce or Airbus??

Because the airline is the public brand. If a Boeing plane crashes, no one cares about Boeing, but rather the airline.

 

[laksaboy]

Re: SIA doomed! Engine Failure!

First SIA Airbus plane landing in India, the Ah Nehs were delighted.


[video=youtube;R5XhwZGjqws]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5XhwZGjqws[/video]

 

[enterprise2]

Re: SIA doomed! Engine Failure!

Because the airline is the public brand. If a Boeing plane crashes, no one cares about Boeing, but rather the airline.

Don't think that is entirely correct. The airline owns and run the plane with its pilots and crew. It prob maintain the planes with certified people from Airbus and Rolls Royce. If the airline did everything correct and the equipment fails, then the equipment maker got to answer. Like I drive a Honda and the engine conk out, u can't blame the driver wat!

 

[laksaboy]

Re: SIA doomed! Engine Failure!

Don't think that is entirely correct. The airline owns and run the plane with its pilots and crew. It prob maintain the planes with certified people from Airbus and Rolls Royce. If the airline did everything correct and the equipment fails, then the equipment maker got to answer. Like I drive a Honda and the engine conk out, u can't blame the driver wat!

The airline procures the planes, trains the crew and does the maintenance. A customer would not think of boycotting Boeing or Airbus, but depending on the incident, would probably boycott the airline and give the business to another airline.