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Ice likely to have caused BA crash landing in 2008

Ice likely to have caused BA crash landing in 2008

AFP - Yesterday, 10:33 am

LONDON (AFP) - A build-up of ice in the fuel system caused a British Airways plane to crash-land at London Heathrow in 2008, investigators said on Tuesday, adding that safety checks would not have identified the problem. More »

  • Debris is seen at the scene where a British Airways plane landed short of the runway at Heathrow Airport January 17, 2008. REUTERS/Stephen Hird

    "Unrecognised" ice fault caused BA airport crash

    Reuters - Yesterday, 10:02 am

    LONDON (Reuters) - An ice-related technical fault which caused a Boeing 777 to crash-land on the perimeter of Heathrow Airport two years ago was "unrecognised" by aircraft safety procedures at the time, an accident report said on Tuesday. More »

  • Ice likely to have caused BA crash in 2008

    AFP - Yesterday, 09:41 am

    LONDON (AFP) - Ice in the fuelling system is believed to have caused a British Airways Boeing 777 to crash-land at Heathrow two years ago, an official report found on Tuesday. More »

  • Unforeseen Ice Problem Caused Heathrow Crash

    Unforeseen Ice Problem Caused Heathrow Crash

    SkyNews - Yesterday, 08:26 am

    Ice blocking the fuel flow to both engines caused a BA plane to crash-land at Heathrow two years ago - a problem unforeseen in any safety rules, it has been revealed. More »

  • Crash pilot reveals death fear

    Crash pilot reveals death fear

    Press Assoc. - Yesterday, 07:30 am

    The former British Airways pilot whose stricken jet crash-landed at Heathrow Airport two years ago has spoken of his fear that all 152 people on board would die. More »

  • Unforeseen Ice Problem Caused Heathrow Crash

    Heathrow Crash: 'Ice Not Covered By Rules'

    SkyNews - Yesterday, 07:01 am

    Ice blocking the fuel flow to both engines caused a BA plane to crash-land at Heathrow two years ago - and the problem was not covered by safety rules, it has been revealed. More »

  • Unforeseen Ice Problem Caused Heathrow Crash

    Heathrow Crash: Fault 'Not Covered By Rules'

    SkyNews - Yesterday, 06:23 am

    Safety requirements did not cover the ice problem which caused a plane to crash-land at Heathrow two years ago, according to an official report into the accident. More »

  • Heathrow plane crash caused by "unknown" ice fault

    Heathrow plane crash caused by "unknown" ice fault

    ITN - Yesterday, 05:58 am

    A plane crash at Heathrow Airport was caused by an "unknown" ice fault, according to an official report. More »

  • 'Ice problem' in BA jet accident

    'Ice problem' in BA jet accident

    Press Assoc. - Yesterday, 01:37 am

    Plane safety requirements did not cover the particular ice problem which probably caused a Boeing 777 to crash-land at Heathrow Airport two years ago as the risk was "unrecognised at that time", an official accident report has said. More »

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