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Offline SysError

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Boeing 777 fire at Las Vegas
« on: September 08, 2015, 08:17:18 PM »
Nice and cool.

starts at 1:10

https://clyp.it/jrvdzhrw

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Re: Boeing 777 fire at Las Vegas
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2015, 08:26:26 PM »
Those Brits are cool under pressure going back to WW2.

From my sources I understand it was an engine fire? That particular air frame has RR engine...

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Re: Boeing 777 fire at Las Vegas
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2015, 08:45:33 PM »
I think Grusome did the London - LA run for BA in a 777-300.  I wonder if anyone can get in touch with him.
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Re: Boeing 777 fire at Las Vegas
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2015, 09:00:50 PM »
I think Grusome did the London - LA run for BA in a 777-300.  I wonder if anyone can get in touch with him.

Found a pic of him today!


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Re: Boeing 777 fire at Las Vegas
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2015, 10:07:29 PM »
Wow, just got an email from a airline friend. Really quick response from the fire crews, excellent evacuation by the crew.
These are heros! only 2 hospitalized (probably smoke inhalation or elderly)
Outstanding! I love happy endings with heros!  :rock :rock :rock :rock

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Re: Boeing 777 fire at Las Vegas
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2015, 04:42:21 AM »
What are the odds?
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Re: Boeing 777 fire at Las Vegas
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2015, 05:02:13 AM »
Defo Rolls Royce engines that are the problem, its happened before.

We have no issues with our Mcdonalds outlets though :old:

Las vegas airport is small
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Re: Boeing 777 fire at Las Vegas
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2015, 07:56:40 AM »
Even though you seem to see it every time, it is still nuts.

Here is a pic with some of the evacuees holding on to their cabin luggage.



On the news I thought I saw 4 maybe 5 people with handbags, computer bags and wheeled overhead luggage standing around the tarmac.

Sometimes you wish that there could be some way, by magic, to implement a policy that said: OK, you want to bring your bags, no problem.  But you’ll be last off.
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Re: Boeing 777 fire at Las Vegas
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2015, 11:26:17 AM »
Why do the Brits drink their beer at room temperature?

Lucas refrigerators.

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Re: Boeing 777 fire at Las Vegas
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2015, 12:25:29 PM »
From my sources I understand it was an engine fire? That particular air frame has RR engine...

WSJ is reporting them as General Electric, not RR.

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Re: Boeing 777 fire at Las Vegas
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2015, 01:21:58 PM »
British Airways' Boeing 777s have either RR Trent or General Electric 90 engines, but in this case it was a GE engine that caught fire.

This could still be a maintenance rather than a design or manufacturing issue, i.e. someone forgot to do up an oil line.
« Last Edit: September 09, 2015, 01:32:43 PM by Greebo »

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Re: Boeing 777 fire at Las Vegas
« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2015, 06:17:12 PM »
WSJ is reporting them as General Electric, not RR.

- oldman

Huh, when they committed their first order years ago they went all RR. Maybe the recent RR engine problems persuaded them to go GE.

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Re: Boeing 777 fire at Las Vegas
« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2015, 07:37:07 PM »
Huh, when they committed their first order years ago they went all RR. Maybe the recent RR engine problems persuaded them to go GE.

Well it is a GE engine, GE GE90-85B.

http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b777-29320.htm

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Re: Boeing 777 fire at Las Vegas
« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2015, 01:32:33 AM »
Why do the Brits drink their beer at room temperature?

Lucas refrigerators.

It protects you from Warlocks :old:
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Re: Boeing 777 fire at Las Vegas
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2015, 07:59:01 AM »
Well it is a GE engine, GE GE90-85B.

http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b777-29320.htm

Yes, Oldman up above your post already clarified that. :old: