G-VIIO - Boeing 777-236(ER) - LGW
British Airways
Lining up on 08R at Gatwick Airport as BA2205 to Punta Cana (PUJ) 23-10-2016
One year on from the events at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (08-09-2015). G-VIIO was in the initial stages of the takeoff roll the crew aborted takeoff due to a no. 1 engine failure. After coming to a stop on the runway, a fire developed on the left hand side of the aircraft between the no. 1 engine and the fuselage. A Mayday was issued and an evacuation of the aircraft was carried out on the runway with minor injuries reported. The fire was extinguished within five minutes of the mayday call.
An NTSB statement blamed failure of the "stage 8–10 spool in the high-pressure compressor section...liberating fragments that breached the engine case and cowling" on the GE90 engine.
Boeing had assessed the aircraft and determined the damage was limited and suitable for repair. A team from Boeing completed the repairs in February 2016. Airworthiness tests were conducted on the aircraft on 25 February 2016. G-VIIO was flown to Victorville the following day, where it was repainted. The aircraft was then flown to Cardiff on 15 March for a routine C check. Finally, it returned to its London Gatwick base and resumed passenger service on 24 March.
G-VIIO - Boeing 777-236(ER) - LGW
British Airways
Lining up on 08R at Gatwick Airport as BA2205 to Punta Cana (PUJ) 23-10-2016
One year on from the events at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (08-09-2015). G-VIIO was in the initial stages of the takeoff roll the crew aborted takeoff due to a no. 1 engine failure. After coming to a stop on the runway, a fire developed on the left hand side of the aircraft between the no. 1 engine and the fuselage. A Mayday was issued and an evacuation of the aircraft was carried out on the runway with minor injuries reported. The fire was extinguished within five minutes of the mayday call.
An NTSB statement blamed failure of the "stage 8–10 spool in the high-pressure compressor section...liberating fragments that breached the engine case and cowling" on the GE90 engine.
Boeing had assessed the aircraft and determined the damage was limited and suitable for repair. A team from Boeing completed the repairs in February 2016. Airworthiness tests were conducted on the aircraft on 25 February 2016. G-VIIO was flown to Victorville the following day, where it was repainted. The aircraft was then flown to Cardiff on 15 March for a routine C check. Finally, it returned to its London Gatwick base and resumed passenger service on 24 March.