{"id":44376,"date":"2023-09-11T11:21:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T05:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=44376"},"modified":"2023-09-11T11:21:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T05:51:43","slug":"qantas-737-engine-missing-screws-raises-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/11\/qantas-737-engine-missing-screws-raises-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Qantas Boeing 737 Engine Missing Screws Raises Safety Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BRISBANE-<\/strong> Disturbing footage has emerged, depicting a Qantas (QF) Airways<\/a> Boeing 737 aircraft with a concerning issue in one of its engine missing screws, prompting questions about the airline’s maintenance practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journalist Michael West shared a video on X (formerly Twitter) highlighting a troubling situation in which three of the four bolts responsible for securing an engine air duct in place were absent, along with a missing seal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: By Jordan Vuong from Perth, Australia – Qantas 737-800 short final, CC BY 2.0,
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Qantas 737 Engine Missing Screws<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

West noted that a Qantas pilot has provided the video. He revealed that these missing components had fallen off into the cowl of the Boeing 737<\/a> aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West conveyed to 2GB host Ben Fordham on Monday that while his initial tweet suggested the aircraft’s maintenance had taken place in the Middle East, Qantas informed him that it was actually a local maintenance error carried out in Brisbane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He emphasized the fortunate circumstance that airplanes have multiple engines because the absence of three out of four bolts in the air duct could potentially have led to an onboard fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West acknowledged that describing the situation as a potential plane crash would be overly alarmist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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"Qantas 737\u2019s back from maintenance in the Middle East – 3 of four bolts holding the 9th stage bleed duct on, plus the seal missing, [they] fell out the bottom of the cowl". Source: Qantas pilot.#auspol<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4uWgGqgPGY<\/a><\/p>— \ud83d\udca7Michael West (@MichaelWestBiz) September 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>