2015 aircraft fire at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas
British Airways Flight 2276
G-VIIO, the aircraft involved, seen touching down at McCarran International Airport, the incident airport, in 2012.
Accident
Date
8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)
Summary
Uncontained engine failure on ground, fire
Site
McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 36°4′34.67″N115°9′8.96″W / 36.0762972°N 115.1524889°W / 36.0762972; -115.1524889
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 777-236ER
Operator
British Airways
IATA flight No.
BA2276
ICAO flight No.
BAW2276
Call sign
SPEEDBIRD 2276
Registration
G-VIIO
Flight origin
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport
Destination
Gatwick Airport, Crawley, England
Occupants
170
Passengers
157
Crew
13
Fatalities
0
Injuries
20
Survivors
170
British Airways Flight 2276 was a scheduled international passenger service from Las Vegas to London. On 8 September 2015, the Boeing 777-200ER operating the flight suffered an uncontained engine failure and fire in the left (#1) GE90 engine during take-off from Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, prompting an aborted take-off and the evacuation of all passengers and crew. All 170 people on board survived, but 20 were injured.
The aircraft, which suffered moderate damage to a section of its forward fuselage as of a result of the vigorous fire, was repaired and returned to commercial passenger service in March 2016.[1][2][3] The fire was caused by metal fatigue in a compressor disk, leading to detachment of the main fuel supply line.
^Hoyle, Craig (1 March 2016). "PICTURE: Fire-damaged BA 777 leaves Las Vegas for further repairs". Flight Global. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^Fiegener, Craig (12 July 2017). "British Airways airplane that caught fire in Las Vegas back in service". KSNV. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 777-236ER G-VIIO Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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