A British Airways Boeing 777-200IGW had to abort take off from London Heathrow Airport, UK, following low pressure turbine failure of its left-hand General Electric GE90-92B engine. The UK Air Accident Investigation Branch is examining the engine to determine whether further action needs to be taken.
The event occurred on 12 March at about 19:30 local time. Airport operator BAA closed part of the runway for an hour to clear debris, but smaller aircraft continued to take-off. BA says that the aircraft, bound for Boston, USA, was accelerating through about 80kt (150km/h) when the engine failed. The failure was contained, says BA, and there was no fire.
BA says that this is the first time that one of its GE90s has suffered a turbine failure.
Source: Flight International
