Australia Reports on Powerplant Incidents
–Disparity in reports among models suggests that age is merely one of several factors to consider.
The ATSB classified 98 percent of 280 recorded engine incidents as low risk.
The ATSB classified 98 percent of 280 recorded engine incidents as low risk.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) reported last month that with 5.5 million flight hours recorded on turbofan engines between 2008 and 2012, only 280 powerplant incidents were recorded, or about one every 20,000 flight hours. Of those 280 occurrences, 98 percent could be classified as low risk; four were classified as medium risk, two as high risk and one as a very high risk. None, however, resulted in any injuries to passengers or crew.