"It's a miracle.
An airport worker told the BBC the Boeing 777 pilot, named later as Peter Burkill, 43, said he had lost all power and had to glide the plane in to land.
Some inbound flights were delayed, and 24 flights were diverted to On the afternoon of 20 January 2008, two cranes lifted the aircraft onto wheeled platforms and removed it from its resting place.During a press conference the day after the accident, Burkill and Coward were grounded for a month following the crash while they were assessed for All sixteen crew were awarded the BA Safety Medal for their performance during the accident. Some of them had been suffering from whiplash.
A further 24 flights bound for Heathrow were diverted to Stansted, Gatwick and Luton Airports. The runway was initially closed, but reopened later to take-offs only. "He said he had no warning - it just went," the worker added. The Boeing 777 was carrying 136 passengers & 16 crew members. It is believed to be about six years old.
The investigation identified that the reduction in thrust was due to restricted fuel flow to both engines.
8 years ago today, British Airways Flight 38 (G-YMMM) was a scheduled flight from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Heathrow Airport. "On its approach it took the runway too low, just missing the roof of my cab. HEATHROW AIRPORT Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. 221 flights cancelled, including scheduled British Airways flights from Manchester Airport to Heathrow at 1540, 1705, 1850 and 1940Many other long-haul flights departing and arriving late24 incoming flights diverted to Gatwick, Luton and StanstedFor up-to-date information on later flights, contact your airline That meant that none of the cabin crew, pilots or ground staff were aware of the facts.
Boeing identified the problem as specific to the Rolls-Royce engine fuel-oil heat exchangers, and Roll-Royce subsequently developed a modification of its FOHE.AIRLIVE.net is supported by a team of aviation enthusiasts. The fire extinguisher handles also have the effect of cutting off power to the fuel switches, meaning that the fuel may continue to flow – a potentially dangerous situation.
Nevertheless, the AAIB believed its testing showed that fuel flow was restricted on G-YMMM and that frozen water in the jet fuel could have caused the restriction, ruling out alternative hypotheses such as a failure of the aircraft's Because temperatures in flight had not dropped below the 777's designed operating parameters, the The report went on to recommend that the aviation regulators (FAA and EASA) should consider whether other aircraft types and other engines might be affected by the same problem, and to consider changing the certification process to ensure that future aircraft designs would not be susceptible to the newly recognised danger from ice formation in the fuel.The report acknowledged that a redesign of the fuel system would not be practical in the near-term, and suggested two ways to lower the risk of recurrence.
On January 17, 2008, at 12:42 local time, the Boeing 777 used for the flight, having completed the 8,100-kilometre (4,400 nmi; 5,000 mi) trip, crashed just short of the runway at its destination.
During the impact and short ground roll, the nose gear collapsed, the right main gear separated from the aircraft penetrating the central fuel tank and cabin space, and the left main gear was pushed up through the wing.
Police say the incident was not terror-related.
The nationalities of the others are not yet known. Chief executive of BA Willie Walsh said he was "very proud" of the crew and the Boeing 777 was an "excellent aircraft". “BA’s report made it clear what I had done and I presumed people in the company would finally begin to understand.
This is the third hull loss for a Boeing 777, introduced in 1994. People are shocked when I tell them I can’t get another job as a pilot.
Most of those were to short haul destinations - just eight were long haul.
I know now it was stress.
I would often wake up in tears. More than 150 passengers and crew escaped disaster yesterday after a British Airways jet crash-landed short of the runway at Heathrow airport, just missing a road.
The report restated a previous Boeing Service Bulletin giving procedural advice that fuel switches should be operated before fire handles.
Eighteen people have been taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Has China's housing bubble burst? Captain Peter Burkill told the BBC he had to stop the jet crashing into a Tube station near the runway.