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| 'No thrust' on stricken BA plane | |
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| Two engines on a plane that crash-landed at Heathrow failed to respond to demands for thrust, a preliminary report has said. | |
| Despite continued demands for power the Boeing 777 "descended rapidly" and struck the ground short of the runway, air accident investigators said. | Despite continued demands for power the Boeing 777 "descended rapidly" and struck the ground short of the runway, air accident investigators said. |
| As the plane struck the ground on Thursday the right landing gear broke off from the wing, the report said. | |
| All 136 passengers and 16 crew on the British Airways flight survived. | |
| Earlier the captain revealed the jet was brought in to land by the co-pilot. | |
| Landing system | |
| According to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) at about 600ft "autothrottle demanded an increase in thrust from the two engines". | According to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) at about 600ft "autothrottle demanded an increase in thrust from the two engines". |
| After continued demands for increased thrust, and the "flight crew moving the throttle levers, the engines similarly failed to respond", the report indicated. | After continued demands for increased thrust, and the "flight crew moving the throttle levers, the engines similarly failed to respond", the report indicated. |
| "The aircraft speed reduced and the aircraft descended onto the grass short of the paved runway surface." | "The aircraft speed reduced and the aircraft descended onto the grass short of the paved runway surface." |
| The AAIB said the plane was using an instrument landing system (ILS) approach, which allows pilots to follow a set path and be guided in, as it was coming into runway 27L at Heathrow. | |
| Stopping at the very start of the paved surface of the runway, just inside the airfield boundary fence, the plane rolled on the ground. | |
| As it did the right main landing gear separated from the wing and the left main landing gear was pushed up through the wing roof, the report said. |