Qantas explosion far worse then first reported....

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad-application/qantas-flyers-lucky-to-be-alive/story-fn6bfmgc-1225950382721

"explosion that sent pieces of hot metal through the left wing started a fuel leak and damaged vital flight systems needed to slow the big jet"

"only one of the jet's four engines could be relied on for reverse thrust."

"only half the jet's spoilers -- the hinged flaps on the wing that pop up to create drag on landing -- could be deployed."

"the jet, still carrying more than 80 tonnes of flammable kerosene, used up most of the 4km runway to come to a stop, blowing four tyres"

"After landing, another engine would not respond to controls and remained idling as fuel leaked on to the tarmac."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1327632/More-planes-grounded-Qantas-finds-leaked-oil-3-Rolls-Royce-jet-engines.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Engineers found oil ‘where oil should not be’,"We’ve found slight anomalies." They are only slight when you are on the ground. They are not slight at 35 thousand feet.

"Design issues rather than poor maintenance were the most likely cause" That should read India's design issues are likely the cause.

"Rolls-Royce said it had ‘made progress in understanding the cause of the engine failure’." The cause was outsourcing to India. The result was 433 people could have died. That is OK though. As long as money was saved somewhere along the line it is acceptable.