Ba777 engine fire Las Vegas

[onyx39]

A Ba777 had a major engine fire during the takeoff run from Las Vegas.
Looks like severe aircraft damage, passengers talk of melting windows.
Two minor injuries whilst emergency evacuation taking place.

[dudleybloke]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs-tScO7D80

[Google [bot]]

There's already a very interesting discussion here

[surveyor]

But that's not a part of the forum where well balanced people go Google (bot)....

[Eric Mc]

The ways of the mods are not consistent. The Shoreham crash was moved in here pretty promptly. This accident probably won't get moved at all. I'm not that concerned really. However, you do get better technical chat in here but you will get a larger volume of chat in the "news" section.

It is interesting that it only took a few posts before a couple of the posters were rowing over in the News Forum thread.

[saaby93]

I think it depends where it started and how quickly it developed
The Shoreham began here and stayed. The 777 was posted first over there

[Eric Mc]

The debate on the News section is centering on slagging off passengers for grabbing their baggage - rather than discussing what may have caused the problem, the prompt actions of the flight crew and the very good response from the airport fire service.

Already the language over there is showing lots of censored expletives.

[saaby93]

ok on a technical front they said they opend oen door and deemed it unsafe. Is it normal to open the chute next to the fire? Or was there an exit over the wing?

[Eric Mc]

BA 777-200

Looks like eight exits in all - none directly over the wing.

[surveyor]

Eric Mc said:

BA 777-200

Looks like eight exits in all.

There are 2 doors I can see on there where I would not want to exit.... From what I've read in the past it's not unusual for them to make an assessment and block a door. Not sure about opening it first - but you can only see so much, and I guess if it's opened and you think actually maybe not blocking it is what you would do.

Scary stuff.

Edited by surveyor on Wednesday 9th September 10:01

[Eric Mc]

You were too quick to quote me. I changed my post to say "eight exits".

[surveyor]

Eric Mc said:

You were too quick to quote me. I changed my post to say "eight exits".

And now if we both delete these posts they'll never ever know...

[Simpo Two]

Eric Mc said:

The debate on the News section is centering on slagging off passengers for grabbing their baggage - rather than discussing what may have caused the problem, the prompt actions of the flight crew and the very good response from the airport fire service.

Yes. Sitting at a PC at your leisure being a moral perfectionist is easy; being trapped in a burning 'plane is rather different.

[surveyor]

Impressed to see in one photo a BA stewardess shepherding passengers away from the plane, keeping it together even when off.

[Eric Mc]

Professionals at Work.

[Google [bot]]

surveyor said:

But that's not a part of the forum where well balanced people go Google (bot)....

That was the joke, by the time I'd posted that link it was already a page (one) of personal bickering and insults.

[onyx39]

Ouch.

[surveyor]

onyx39 said:

Ouch.

Repairable I wonder? Does not look like it to a know nothing like me.

[onyx39]

surveyor said:

onyx39 said:

Ouch.

Repairable I wonder? Does not look like it to a know nothing like me.

I just asked that exact question on PPRUNE... I will post any answer I get.

[fatboy69]

onyx39 said:

Ouch.

Jeez....

Thank god that they hadn't reached 'the point of no return' as I fear that had they taken off we might be reading a very different story.

I wonder how long the wing would have stayed attached to the fuselage had the aircraft left the ground.

The pilots clearly made an extremely quick & correct decision.