Passengers have been evacuated from a British Airways Boeing 777 after it was severely damaged while landing at London Heathrow.
More to follow...
Update: News story on the BA 777 incident at Heathrow is up and discussions are underway in Air Space.
Update 2: Journalists Richard Sambrook and Nick Robinson have been caught up in the delays at Heathrow and have posted about the crash on their blogs.
Update 3: Photos of the Heathrow plane crash up on AirSpace
Update 4:
Video report courtesy of the Aviation Safety Network:
Update 5:
Video: Flight's Safety and Operations Editor David Learmount gives his experienced views on the Heathrow incident, plus there is a graphic detailing how the incident occured.
on January 18, 2008 8:00 AM | Reply
Anybody else notice that the APU Air Inlet,
just aft of the rudder was OPEN. Did the crew try to start the APU in flight for back-up
electrical/hydraulic power? Just very glad everybody got out OK and looks like a very good job by the crew.
A suggestion, after the investigation, why not chop the wings off and use the fuselage as a Cabin-Trainer?
on January 18, 2008 9:14 AM | Reply
No fire, thank goodness ... No fuel leaks then ... What was the aircraft's fuel state ???
JP
on January 18, 2008 2:52 PM | Reply
Just another little thought. If there was a total electrical power failure, would this cause the FADECs to "freeze" at selected power-setting?