777 BA flight burst into flames at Vegas airport

[OutHouse]

wow...

http://wtkr.com/2015/09/08/two-injured-as-british-airways-777-catches-fire-at-las-vegas-airport/

 

[theeedude]

Lucky it happened before take off and everyone could get out.

 

[Genx87]

I wouldn't be surprised if the fire after the stop was the tires exploding from the heated brakes.

 

[Meghan54]

I wouldn't be surprised if the fire after the stop was the tires exploding from the heated brakes.

Another who comments in a thread without reading the linked article. Here, I'll help:

The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft’s left engine caught fire, prompting the crew to abort the takeoff.

The plane was getting ready to take off, he (passenger Jay Jennings) said, when he heard a big thud. He lifted the window shade and saw the trouble.

“Just saw flames on the engine,” he said.

So, sitting on runway before takeoff, left engine catches fire. Nope, no mention of hot brakes from landing setting tires on fire.

 

[Genx87]

Another who comments in a thread without reading the linked article. Here, I'll help:




So, sitting on runway before takeoff, left engine catches fire. Nope, no mention of hot brakes from landing setting tires on fire.

No need to be a dick about it. I listened to the story this morning and they made it sound like it was in the process of taking off. The pictures seem to confirm it was down the runway as well.

If the plane was moving down the runway at great speed and came to an emergency stop. The brakes heat to glowing. Which can cause the tires to explode and catch fire. The pictures show black smoke coming from under the plane. An engine fire is usually put out by extinguishers within the engine.

Here is an extreme example of what can happen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUMuOyMTQ8Y

 

[Atomic Playboy]

At least it happened on the ground and not half an hour later. Scary shit.

 

[Demo24]

No need to be a dick about it. I listened to the story this morning and they made it sound like it was in the process of taking off. The pictures seem to confirm it was down the runway as well.

If the plane was moving down the runway at great speed and came to an emergency stop. The brakes heat to glowing. Which can cause the tires to explode and catch fire. The pictures show black smoke coming from under the plane. An engine fire is usually put out by extinguishers within the engine.

Here is an extreme example of what can happen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUMuOyMTQ8Y

BBC has a bit better pictures:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34200669

Doesn't look like it's at the tires in those pics. Plane got up to 89mph before an emergency stop was made, so even though it was heavy I doubt enough to ignite the brakes.

 

[IGBT]

quick..find a reason why this must be caused by global cooling / warming / climate falling.

 

[Genx87]

BBC has a bit better pictures:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34200669

Doesn't look like it's at the tires in those pics. Plane got up to 89mph before an emergency stop was made, so even though it was heavy I doubt enough to ignite the brakes.

So it wasnt stopped like our resident dick made such a stink about. 89MPH and loaded with fuel, that is a lot of kinetic energy to bring to a halt quickly.

 

[sm625]

They dont build em like they used to....

 

[OutHouse]

Lots of passengers with carry-on's and other shit in their hands in those pics

 

[WackyDan]

No need to be a dick about it. I listened to the story this morning and they made it sound like it was in the process of taking off. The pictures seem to confirm it was down the runway as well.

If the plane was moving down the runway at great speed and came to an emergency stop. The brakes heat to glowing. Which can cause the tires to explode and catch fire. The pictures show black smoke coming from under the plane. An engine fire is usually put out by extinguishers within the engine.

Here is an extreme example of what can happen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUMuOyMTQ8Y

Nope... It was an engine failure and fire. Gear/tires were intact. There are pictures out there showing the aftermath. The tire near that engine never burned... The engine shroud on the other hand looks like fire consumed it or the engine's rapid dis-assembly ate it.

 

[Indus]

They dont build em like they used to....

What a completely idiotic statement. The 777 is the safest plane ever to fly. Flew for 20 years and only 6 hull losses. Compare that to any other plane with a 20 year track record.

And I have a hunch the problem is in the Rolls Royce Engines. It was the part that brought BA38 down and upon investigation it was found that the problem only occurred in RR engines fuel assembly, not in GE and Pratt and Whitney.

RR is also the manufacturer that had an engine blow up mid flight on an Airbus A380.

 

[Screech]

What a completely idiotic statement. The 777 is the safest plane ever to fly. Flew for 20 years and only 6 hull losses. Compare that to any other plane with a 20 year track record.

And I have a hunch the problem is in the Rolls Royce Engines. It was the part that brought BA38 down and upon investigation it was found that the problem only occurred in RR engines fuel assembly, not in GE and Pratt and Whitney.

RR is also the manufacturer that had an engine blow up mid flight on an Airbus A380.

General Electric said the plane was powered by two of its GE90 engines and it would also send two of its technical experts to join the investigation.

hmmmmmm 😉

 

[Indus]

Really? I recall British Airways saying they would only buy 777's equipped with British made Rolls Royce Engines.

If that's indeed the case that's the first GE 777 engine to fail.

 

[Indus]

It seems you were right.. so I stand corrected.

Initially Rolls-Royce had difficulty selling the engine: British Airways, traditionally a Rolls-Royce customer, submitted a large order for the competing General Electric GE90 engine. The breakthrough came when the company won orders from Singapore Airlines, previously a staunch Pratt & Whitney customer, for its 34 Boeing 777s; this was soon followed by large North American orders from American Airlines and Delta Air Lines for their 777 fleets. British Airways announced in September 1998 that it was returning to Rolls-Royce for its second batch of 777s, and did so again in April 2007. The Trent 800 has a 41% share of the engine market on the 777 variants for which it is available.

On 17 January 2008, a British Airways Boeing 777-236ER, operating as flight number BA038 from Beijing to London, crash-landed at Heathrow after both Trent 800 engines lost power during the aircraft's final approach. The subsequent investigation found that the cause was ice released from the fuel system which accumulated on the fuel-oil heat exchanger leading to a restriction of fuel flow to the engines. Rolls-Royce has developed a modification to prevent the problem recurring.