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.

[onyx39]

Ouch.

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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.

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fatboy69 said:

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.

True but equally, would the flames have taken hold more with the aircraft being static, than if it was travelling more quickly or airbourne, thereby concentrating the damage. Obviously wouldn't want to be in a position to find out!

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onyx39 said:

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.

to quote someone on PPRUNE "Already declared a hull loss". No idea if he is just stating what was said on another post, or has inside knowledge.

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RobGT81 said:

Eric Mc said:

So - what are you trying to say?

Is it repairable or is it not?

I would guess it's buggered. It's not just the immediate area and all the frames that will need replacing/repairing, there will be loads of warped bits that are not immediately apparent.

General comments on PPRUNE indicate that it wont fly again.

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Out of interest, is there any chance / danger in an uncontainable failure of parts editing the engine, penetrating the cabin and injuring passengers?
If so, won't be sitting over the wing again!

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WinstonWolf said:

Isn't that what happened at Sioux City?

Now i think about it, yes.

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fathomfive said:

Leptons said:

HughG said:

Mojocvh said:

To give a further insight, each, small, turbine BLADE, in the A380 incident was said to have the "same" energy as a F1 car when the disk fractured.......

As an F1 car doing what? Presumably not while it's sat in the pits.

Quite, I can't stand daft comparisons like that. Means absolutely nothing.

Still more than the current McLaren offerings though...

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5150 said:

Hull losses, regardless of the circumstances, never look good on an airline's record. BA have had two in the last 8 years (777 at LHR and 747 at JNB). I'd imagine they'd be keen to chuck a load of money at not having a third.

I am pretty sure the JNB one would not have been a hull loss on a newer airframe though?

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currently at 43,000 ft just east of Galway.

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