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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing B-777 · Las Vegas, NV · September 8, 2015

Date
September 8, 2015 · 16:13 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mc Carran International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
BRAF
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
G-VIIO
Reported as
Boeing B-777
Reported engine
GE GE90-90B
People aboard
173
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
5
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
30,000 total12,350 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On September 3, 2015, at approximately 1613 pacific daylight time, a Boeing 777-236ER, registration number g-viio being operated under 14 CFR part 129 as flight 2276 by british airways (braf), was substantially damaged when it experienced an uncontained engine failure and fire in the left engine at approximately 80 knots during an attempted takeoff from Las Vegas, Nevada, mccarran field (las). All 157 passengers and 13 crew evacuated the aircraft via emergency slides with 5 of those passengers sustaining minor injuries. The airport rescue and fire fighting services responded within three minutes and extinguished the fire within 30 seconds. The aircraft was substantially damaged by the fire. The weather was daytime, cavu with light winds from the north.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1613 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING 777-236ER, REGISTRATION NUMBER G-VIIO BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 129 AS FLIGHT 2276 BY BRITISH AIRWAYS (BRAF), WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE AND FIRE IN THE LEFT ENGINE AT APPROXIMATELY 80 KNOTS DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, MCCARRAN FIELD (LAS). ALL 157 PASSENGERS AND 13 CREW EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT VIA EMERGENCY SLIDES WITH 5 OF THOSE PASSENGERS SUSTAINING MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPORT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING SERVICES RESPONDED WITHIN THREE MINUTES AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITHIN 30 SECONDS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY THE FIRE. THE WEATHER WAS DAYTIME, CAVU WITH LIGHT WINDS FROM THE NORTH.