Originally Posted by
kaimanawa
Contained single-engine failure = Mayday?
Not usually, and this story at the Aviation Herald takes all the sensationalism out of local media reports:
http://avherald.com/h?article=46e450b6&opt=0
Looks like there was no "failure" (engine manually shut down), and the crew
handled it with professionalism and did things by the book. Only a PAN call was made to alert ATC and request return to Melbourne. No Mayday.
I dont know what the book says, but does it include advising passengers whats happening? An announcement by flight crew I would think would be very reassuring? There were no reports of this happening?