Click Here To Help Improving This Blog !The UK Aircraft Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) published today an update about the crash-landing of the Boeing 777 flying from Beijing to Heathrow as BA038 on 17th of January.
This new update confirms that all systems operated as expected, but both engine’s high pressure pumps experiences a low fuel pressure condition. Quoting the report:
“The high pressure […]
The UK Aircraft Accident Investigation Branch published a new intermediary report about the crash-landing of the British Airways Boeing 777 in Heathrow on the 17th of January. This report presents the results of initial investigations and a recommendation.
Up to now, the investigators tested various parts of the engines and fuel system, analyzed fuel sampled at […]
The UK Aircraft Accident Investigation Branch published yesterday an update of the initial investigation report. The new information available is not much:
The plane was established on ILS with autopilot and autothrust engaged
Autothrust comanded a thrust increase to which the engines reacted initially
Three seconds later, the thrust of right right engine reduced
Eight seconds later, the thrust […]
According to standard investigation procedure, the UK AAIB published today the initial report about the British Airways Boeing 777 which crash-landed in Heathrow last week. Usually such a report simply states obvious facts. In this case however as and all on board survived, and the black-boxes were easily extracted and not damaged, the initial report contains […]
When flight BA038 from Beijing to London crash-landed about 300 meters from runway in Heathrow, I immediately posted about it for three reasons:
Provide readers with information from various sources
Relay the number of the information line to any concerned person
Inform passengers about traffic in Heathrow
Since then, the buzz grew up, and as always in such cases […]
A Boeing 777 flying from Beijing to London Heathrow (flight BA38) carried an emergency landing today, at 12:42 (UK time) in London Heathrow. It is not clear now if the landing gear collapsed after landing or if it was not extended at all. The plane touched-down in the grass before the runway and came to rest on its belly […]
