British Airways Attempts 777 Soft Field Landing

[Corbon]

They're lucky they didn't have any fuel in the tanks or there could have been a fire

 

[GearUpLightsIn]

The BBC quoted the pilot of the Boeing 777 as saying that he had lost all power and the avionics and was forced to glide the plane in to land.

http://www.rttnews.com/FOREX/gblnews.asp?date=01/17/2008&item=12http://www.rttnews.com/FOREX/gblnews.asp?date=01/17/2008&item=12http://www.rttnews.com/FOREX/gblnews.asp?date=01/17/2008&item=12

The same article also says it was a MINOR accident. WTF over?

 

[Oakum_Boy]

The same article also says it was a MINOR accident. WTF over?

The BBC calls it an "incident". That's the way the brits are.

 

[viper548]

No such thing as pilot error over there

 

[ceo_of_the_sofa]

Captain, F/O and In-Flight Lead just gave a press briefing. Captain thanked everyone for being "professional" and apologized for injuries. Said the F/O was flying (he looked mid-thirties) and added that he wouldnt comment on the cause until the investigation is over.

 

[SPDBRD747400]

Captain, F/O and In-Flight Lead just gave a press briefing. Captain thanked everyone for being "professional" and apologized for injuries. Said the F/O was flying (he looked mid-thirties) and added that he wouldnt comment on the cause until the investigation is over.

Do you have a link by any chance?

 

[Papps]

Quick lets all figure out what he did wrong!

 

[Erlanger]

Well I guess they didn't run it out of gas. The BBC is now reporting that investigators have said that;

A significant amount of fuel leaked out after the crash but there was no fire.

from the AAIB - Air Accident Investigations Branch

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

I'll bet the amount of unusable fuel in a 777 is what a fire fighter would term as "significant."

Who knows... Could be just one of those freak things.

 

[viper548]

I'll bet the amount of unusable fuel in a 777 is what a fire fighter would term as "significant."

Who knows... Could be just one of those freak things.

Good point. Anyone know how much unusable fuel the 777 has?
How much fuel does it usually land with?