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British Airways 2276 Tower Audio
Tower audio from the engine fire earlier today. The jet was evacuated. Two people were injured. (clyp.it) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Just another day at the office for KLAS Twr! And I wish someone would slap the media for sensationalizing this event. If the events unfolded like they said (10 min. before fire crews got there!?) Hell in 10 min this WOULD'VE BEEN a disaster! Well done by all!
What fun is there in reporting facts?
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Actually it happened on Final to Heathrow and the accident was attributed to icing
Ice crystals in the fuel were blamed as the cause of the accident, clogging the fuel-oil heat exchanger (FOHE) of each engine. This restricted fuel flow to the engines when thrust was demanded during the final approach to Heathrow. Boeing identified the problem as specific to the Rolls-Royce engine fuel-oil heat exchangers, and Rolls-Royce subsequently developed a modification to its FOHE; the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) mandated that all affected aircraft were to be fitted with the modification before 1 January 2011. Boeing 777 aircraft powered by General Electric or Pratt & Whitney engines were not affected by the problem.
And the filters on both sides froze up at exactly the same time causing both engines to quit at the same exact moment.