BA fire in Las Vegas

:eek: Yikes! Amazing that they got this thing under control so quickly.

This has been doing the rounds on Facebook:

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Stupid Press: It's not about split-second skills:

You never know when it will happen.
It could be your first solo.
It could be after 42 years of flying.
It's as Captain Gann titled a book: "Fate is the Hunter."
Best be ready.
BA Captain Chris Henkey was.

The press has praised his 'split-second' skills in aborting the takeoff on the runway. But I think the more praiseworthy airmanship is measured in long seconds not fractional millisomethings. All airline pilots practice rejecting takeoffs, and there is little decision making 'process' when an engine quits. Good stick and (lots of) rudder skills to decelerate straight ahead. But what was telling was the 15 seconds after they radioed,

"Speedbird 2276 heavy stopping.”

There was silence on the radio. Nothing seemed to be happening while the flames and smoke really started to build. I guess they were running a checklist. Engine fire or failure on ground or somesuch. Methodically doing the right thing. Then,

"Speedbird Mayday Mayday. Speedbird 2276 request fire services.”

And then another 30 seconds goes by. T H I R T Y S E C O N D S. I'm guessing now they are on the evacuation checklist.

“Speedbird 2276 heavy, we are evacuating on the runway. We have a fire, repeat, we are evacuating.”

It's easy to go too fast, to rush, to hurry, to expedite, to panic. That's very bad. Seen it in the simulator. The right way is slowly and carefully. And then, engines shut down, flight attendants prepared, give the evacuation signal.

The display of master airmanship wasn't a split-second decision. It was the opposite. It was taking the time not to rush while under intense pressure. It was running the checklists, talking to the crew, assessing the situation, and methodically calling for the evacuation.

That cleared up, now we can go back to making fun of the passengers jumping down slides with their bags …

http://www.dauntless-soft.com/products/freebies/aaengine/

Very interesting pictures showing the failure of the High Pressure Turbine in a B767.

And provided pictures as proof

Found this on Google - Chemtrails can be left on if the Cabin crew second-in-command activates the following precedure:

Pull the Chemtrail System CB
Bypass the Water Waste System
Bleed air from engine 2 AND #1
Switch Anti Ice to OFF
Maintain a steady FL345
Reduce Port Air Conditioning Pack to 50%
Turn APU on INFLIGHT
Switch CVR to OFF
Switch Central Maintenance Computer to DELETE Chemtrail System Messages mode
Turn Timer to TIMER.

Ours activates as soon as the WiFi switches on at FL200.I put a new chemtrail exhaust sensor in the last c check 😂😂😂

Public Briefings from the NTSB indicate that the left engine experienced an uncontained engine failure in the area of the high pressure compressor, and the material recovered from the runway included several pieces of the high pressure compressor spool. Examination of the engine revealed that a portion of the stage 8-10 spool in the high-pressure compressor (HPC) section had failed and liberated fragments that breached the engine case and cowling. Metallurgical examination of the liberated pieces has been conducted, and a fracture was found to have initiated in the HPC stage 8 disk web. GE is performing inspections of HPC hardware from other GE90 engines to gather data to support the investigation and determine further investigative actions. Root cause of the spool web cracking is still under investigation.

Damage from the engine uncontainment resulted in a pool fire. The fire resulted in heat and fire damage to the left engine and pylon, left side of the fuselage and inboard left wing of the airplane. There is no evidence of liberated engine parts contacting the fuselage. No penetrations to the fuel tank were observed. The engine fire warning did annunciate. The fuel spar valve was found in the closed position. Boeing has been working closely with the NTSB and has had the opportunity to review the recorded data from the event and has no recommended inspections or actions for the airplane components or systems at this time.

Interesting report, the photos were certainly more dramatic than the facts.

Long Time Lurker wrote: »

She lives :-)

http://www.airlive.net/2015/12/news-british-airways-jet-that-caught.html

I'm surprised that it is being repaired.

Would anyone feel anxious flying on that aircraft if they knew the history?