Author Topic: 777 - 'You have ditched' (Read 2623 times)

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #30 on:** January 17, 2008, 09:37:12 PM »

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Originally posted by BiGBMAW btw wheres the Euro brothers??? If its not Boeing I aint Going bashers??>??.heheh [/B]

Ok..

rogwar · « **Reply #31 on:** January 17, 2008, 09:48:17 PM »

Will be interesting to see the results on the accident investigation.

I'm just thankful it was not a tragedy. Could have been a lot worse.

DarkglamJG52 · « **Reply #32 on:** January 18, 2008, 06:39:25 AM »

Keep calm passengers.

Furball · « **Reply #33 on:** January 18, 2008, 12:03:13 PM »

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1301371,00.html

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The Air Accidents Investigation Branch, in its preliminary report on Thursday's near-disaster, said "the Autothrottle demanded an increase in thrust from the two engines but the engines did not respond."

The report adds that despite further demands for increased thrust from the autothrottle - and the flight crew moving the throttle levers - the engines did not respond.

Wonder what could stop both engines responding like that?

Airscrew · « **Reply #34 on:** January 18, 2008, 12:06:41 PM »

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Originally posted by Furball

Wonder what could stop both engines responding like that?

Ran out of gas?

Overlag · « **Reply #35 on:** January 18, 2008, 12:08:33 PM »

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Originally posted by Airscrew
Ran out of gas?

had plenty of gas left.

i wonder if bird strike caused this?

CMC Airboss · « **Reply #36 on:** January 18, 2008, 01:46:55 PM »

The RAT was deployed

RAT below door 3R

I can't see any indications of bird strikes on the airplane. There is no blood or feathers apparent in any of the engine photos.

http://www.heathrowpictures.com/pictures/pictures.html

Airscrew · « **Reply #37 on:** January 18, 2008, 01:56:40 PM »

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Originally posted by Overlag
had plenty of gas left.

i wonder if bird strike caused this?

ok, was trying to be a bit funny, let me say it another way,..

fuel starvation? blocked fuel lines?

moot · « **Reply #38 on:** January 18, 2008, 02:31:03 PM »

Would make for a real freak occurence, for electronics to go out, and engines to eat bird at the same time.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #39 on:** January 18, 2008, 03:06:44 PM »

FWIW, Boeing does not make the engines. We hang them and hook them up. The customers choose which engines they want.

Overlag · « **Reply #40 on:** January 18, 2008, 03:13:46 PM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
FWIW, Boeing does not make the engines. We hang them and hook them up. The customers choose which engines they want.

is anyone blaiming Boeing on here?

Furball · « **Reply #41 on:** January 18, 2008, 03:43:16 PM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
FWIW, Boeing does not make the engines. We hang them and hook them up. The customers choose which engines they want.

Building engines is too difficult for Boeing.

steely07 · « **Reply #42 on:** January 18, 2008, 06:49:28 PM »

http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/latest_news/accident__heathrow_17_january_2008___initial_report.cfm

looks like equipment failure, nice job by the Pilots.

Steely

Fishu · « **Reply #43 on:** January 18, 2008, 08:31:25 PM »

that's one stupid URL, it keeps putting space between latest_news/ and accident..

Ripsnort · « **Reply #44 on:** January 18, 2008, 08:33:17 PM »

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Originally posted by Fishu
that's one stupid URL, it keeps putting space between latest_news/ and accident..

http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/latest_news/
accident__heathrow_17_january _2008___initial_report.cfm

Sure.