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Incident: British Airways B767 near London on Nov 9th 2015, engine shut down in flight
A British Airways Boeing 767-300, registration G-BZHA performing flight BA-632 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Athens (Greece), was climbing out of London when the crew stopped the climb at FL200 reporting a suspected fuel leak had prompted them to shut an engine (RB211) down. The aircraft returned to London Heathrow for a safe landing on runway 27L about 55 minutes after departure. (avherald.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I wish all news about airplains incidents were like this, whith happy end.
Put it this way, If I was on any aircraft with 2 engines and one went out it would be a VERY BIG DEAL
I recently flew on a 767-300 from Atlanta, GA to Paris, France and very happy to say that both engines functioned for the entire trip. I know that one engine is very safe, BUT, I still prefer TWO.
Hey Tony, 767 has 2 engines.
I don't think the issue is the engine. They shut the engine down due to a suspected fuel leak. The Air Transat flight comes to mind. I assume they could isolate the fuel flow going to the engine and that's why it was shut down. Regardless, the pilots would still want to get back on the ground.
Awhile back a BA 747 had an engine fail on takeoff from LAX. The captain decided that the most suitable airport was LHR, and continued on his way. If it weren't for declaring a fuel emergency and landing at Manchester (and the subsequent press reports) the public probably wouldn't have taken any notice at all. The FAA took a dim view of the pilot's actions, but the CAA said he did nothing wrong.
Granted a 747 has 4 engines vs. two on a 767. However, the captain of the BA flight felt confident enough to continue the flight with one engine out for an unidentified reason (as far as the pilot could tell, he couldn't know why it surged) for thousands of miles. It would seem to be that shutdowns of modern engines are basically non events.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_268
Granted a 747 has 4 engines vs. two on a 767. However, the captain of the BA flight felt confident enough to continue the flight with one engine out for an unidentified reason (as far as the pilot could tell, he couldn't know why it surged) for thousands of miles. It would seem to be that shutdowns of modern engines are basically non events.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_268