'Engine Crack' Caused British Airways Fire at Las Vegas Airport....."

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'Engine Crack' Caused British Airways Fire at Las Vegas Airport and the Captain was to Blame for the Chaotic Evacuation, Say Federal Investigators
By Jennifer Newton for MailOnline and Associated Press/ Travel/ DailyMail.com/ dailymail.co.uk

• "BA Boeing 777 burst into flames at McCarran International in September 2015
• In a new report, investigators say a crack in the engine was the cause of blaze
• Report also criticised captain for taking 22 seconds to shut down the fuel valve
• Also found it took 43 seconds to shut off other engine which slowed evacuation

A crack in an engine caused a British Airways jet to burst into flames at Las Vegas airport while the captain - hailed as a hero at the time - was to blame for a 'chaotic evacuation', federal investigators said.

One flight attendant was seriously injured after fire ripped through the engine of the aircraft at McCarran International in September 2015.

All 157 passengers and 13 crew on board the Boeing 777-236ER jet, which was bound for London, were able to evacuate but the plane was substantially damaged by fire.

Passengers evacuate after the engine of the British Airways jet burst into flames at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas in September 2015


Yesterday, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its report into the incident, in which it blamed a fatigue crack in the left engine compressor for the fire.

The NTSB said the captain - Chris Henkey, from Reading, Berkshire - aborted the take-off just two seconds after the left engine failed and brought the plane to a halt within 13 seconds...."


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