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NTSB pinpoints BA 777 engine failure to GE90’s HPC
The British Airways Boeing 777 GE90 uncontained engine failure on a Las Vegas runway Sept. 8 occurred in the high-pressure compressor (HPC), investigators reported. The US National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) second update on the engine failure, released Oct. 6, pinpointed the specific location of the failure, which sparked a fire that forced the 777’s pilots to abort a takeoff. NTSB investigators disassembled the GE90 engine at GE Aviation’s facility in Evandale, Ohio. (atwonline.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
More words on the subject here: http://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/probe-of-777-engines-explosive-failure-pinpoints-its-origin/
This report just confirms what everyone was thinking -- now all they have to do is find out why it happened and if there is a fix to prevent it from happening again. Wouldn't want a replay at 33,000 ft.
I would think it happening air would likely cause less damage than it did sitting on the runway. Mostly because there wouldn't have been a puddle of flammable fluids to destroy the airframe.
Tell that to Captain Al Haynes of United 232 fame. Don't think he'll agree with you!
He did a spectacular job in the middle of an extremely shitty situation. However the engineering on the aircraft is so different from the lessons learned in that and other accidents that the likelihood of the 777 becoming uncontrollable is pretty small.
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British Airways jet fire: parts from other General Electric engines examined
Updated findings released on Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board indicated the fire started with the engine’s spool, a key part in the high-pressure compressor that gives the plane power...
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/07/british-airways-jet-fire-parts-from-other-general-electric-engines-examined?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2
British Airways jet fire: parts from other General Electric engines examined
Updated findings released on Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board indicated the fire started with the engine’s spool, a key part in the high-pressure compressor that gives the plane power...
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/07/british-airways-jet-fire-parts-from-other-general-electric-engines-examined?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2