Dual Engine Failure--Yeow!

[metrodriver]

all-engine failures:
-KLM 747-400 in volcanic ash over alaska, got first engine restarted at 10.000

-BA 747 over Indonesia in volcanic ash, same as above

-A330 over the atlantic (year or 2 ago, glided to the Azores
islands)

-B767 in Canada after running out of fuel because of conversion mistakes and inoperative fuel gauges. Glided to a drag strip

-BAE146 from the royal air wing in England: on all 4 engines they replaced the chip detectors and the new ones had been shipped by the factory without the O-rings that they normally came with, mechanic didn't notice. So every engine started to show loss of oil pressure (the first one they had started first was the first one to go) so after 3 were shut down they let the only remaining engine run till it seized, then restarted the first one they had shut down and repeated this process till they were over land and got to an airport.

 

[fokkerjet]

-BAE146 from the royal air wing in England: on all 4 engines they replaced the chip detectors and the new ones had been shipped by the factory without the O-rings that they normally came with, mechanic didn't notice. So every engine started to show loss of oil pressure (the first one they had started first was the first one to go) so after 3 were shut down they let the only remaining engine run till it seized, then restarted the first one they had shut down and repeated this process till they were over land and got to an airport.

Don't remember exactly all the details but Eastern had a L1011 out over the Atlantic had the same type of problem. I believe the night prior, an oil change was made on all thee engines by the same mechanic and an O-Ring was left off causing leaks.

Also, due to switch errors (engine run switches verses ignition switches being activated) didn't Delta have a 767 flame out two? A GV had it happen this winter also, both were restarted.