First officer sues Qantas for PTSD after 717 engine failure
A former Cobham Aviation first officer is seeking $780,000 in damages from Qantas after she was on board a 717 that suffered a mid-air engine failure. Jacinda Cottee claims she suffered post-traumatic stress over the incident, which she blames on the flag carrier for not maintaining its aircraft properly. Qantas has said in response that the situation was caused by a manufacturing fault and insists all pilots are trained to respond to engine failure events. Cottee was operating the QantasLink flight QF1799 from Alice Springs to Brisbane on 10 March 2018 when the Rolls-Royce engine failed about 550 kilometres from its destination.<br/>
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First officer sues Qantas for PTSD after 717 engine failure
A former Cobham Aviation first officer is seeking $780,000 in damages from Qantas after she was on board a 717 that suffered a mid-air engine failure. Jacinda Cottee claims she suffered post-traumatic stress over the incident, which she blames on the flag carrier for not maintaining its aircraft properly. Qantas has said in response that the situation was caused by a manufacturing fault and insists all pilots are trained to respond to engine failure events. Cottee was operating the QantasLink flight QF1799 from Alice Springs to Brisbane on 10 March 2018 when the Rolls-Royce engine failed about 550 kilometres from its destination.<br/>
