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| BA crash inquiry reveals heroics | BA crash inquiry reveals heroics |
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| An internal British Airways probe into a crash-landing at Heathrow has revealed that the captain and first officer prevented a far worse accident. | An internal British Airways probe into a crash-landing at Heathrow has revealed that the captain and first officer prevented a far worse accident. |
| It states that both officers tried to keep the plane in the air after it suffered a loss of engine power. | |
| The report also suggests an emergency evacuation alarm was too quiet for some of the cabin crew to hear. | The report also suggests an emergency evacuation alarm was too quiet for some of the cabin crew to hear. |
| The BA probe into the Boeing 777 crash in January will not be made public, but details have been seen by the BBC. | The BA probe into the Boeing 777 crash in January will not be made public, but details have been seen by the BBC. |
| Flight BA 38 from Beijing was extensively damaged when it touched down on 17 January. | Flight BA 38 from Beijing was extensively damaged when it touched down on 17 January. |
| Some 136 passengers were safely evacuated from the plane. | Some 136 passengers were safely evacuated from the plane. |
| The report states that the captain, Peter Burkill, changed the angles of the plane's wing flaps in order to reduce the drag on the plane. | The report states that the captain, Peter Burkill, changed the angles of the plane's wing flaps in order to reduce the drag on the plane. |
| This action helped the plane to maintain speed. | This action helped the plane to maintain speed. |
| And Senior First Officer John Coward pushed the plane's nose towards the ground in order to increase speed before levelling out just before the Boeing crashed on to the grass. | And Senior First Officer John Coward pushed the plane's nose towards the ground in order to increase speed before levelling out just before the Boeing crashed on to the grass. |
| Concerns about the volume of the evacuation alarm are being investigated in the official inquiry into the crash. | Concerns about the volume of the evacuation alarm are being investigated in the official inquiry into the crash. |