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NTSB: British Airways 777’s left engine case has ‘multiple breaches’
The left GE90 engine on the British Airways Boeing 777 that caught fire on a Las Vegas runway has “multiple breaches of the engine case,” investigators said. In an investigative update, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said an initial examination of the 777-200ER’s left engine revealed the engine case breaches “in the area around the high pressure compressor.” NTSB added that investigators recovered “several pieces of the high pressure compressor spool (approximately 7-8 inches… (atwonline.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Why were the chutes deployed on the side where the fire was?!!!!
because when they pull the deployment lever, it does it on both sides at the same time. Luckily no one died as a result
Thanks. I didn't know that.
I see in the videos of the incident that some passengers have got their carry-on baggage with them as they are evacuating. When ordered to evacuate, you get out of the plane fast, you don't worry about your luggage if you do try to retrieve your luggage from the overhead bins you are hindering other pax from evacuating quickly! It is better to worry about your life than worry about luggage!
It's always amazing that people in emergency situations will react in selfish ways. i.e. getting their personal luggage from overhead bens, delaying egress, not following the directions of AC crew. Maybe that's why I fly so little commercially anymore.
Not mentioned in the article is that the aircraft is being written off. It entered service in 1997.
It suffered quite a bit of damage in the fire!