British Airways Flight 38

British Airways Flight 38 is a scheduled flight operated by British Airways from Beijing, China to London, United Kingdom. On January 17, 2008, at 12: 42 GMT, the Boeing 777 used for the flight, having completed the 8100km trip, crashed just short of the runway at its destination. There were no fatalities but from the 152 people on board, 47 people sustained injuries, one of them serious. The 150-tonne aircraft was the first Boeing 777-200ER to be written off in the model's history, and the first hull loss of any Boeing 777. Ice crystals in the fuel were blamed as the cause of the accident, clogging the fuel-oil heat exchanger of each engine. This restricted fuel flow to the engines when thrust was demanded during the final approach to Heathrow. Boeing identified the problem as specific to the Rolls-Royce engine fuel-oil heat exchangers, and Rolls-Royce subsequently developed a modification to its FOHE; the European Aviation Safety Agency mandated that all affected aircraft were to be fitted with the modification before 1 January 2011. AccidentThe aircraft used for the flight was Boeing 777-236ER (manufacturer's serial number 30314, line number 342), powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 895-17 engines. The aircraft first flew on 18 May 2001 and was delivered to British Airways on 31 May 2001. It had a seating capacity for 233 passengers.

British Airways Flight 38 is a scheduled flight operated by British Airways from Beijing, China to London, United Kingdom. On January 17, 2008, at 12: 42 GMT, the Boeing 777 used for the flight, having completed the 8100km trip, crashed just short of the runway at its destination. There were no fatalities but from the 152 people on board, 47 people sustained injuries, one of them serious. The 150-tonne aircraft was the first Boeing 777-200ER to be written off in the model's history, and the first hull loss of any Boeing 777. Ice crystals in the fuel were blamed as the cause of the accident, clogging the fuel-oil heat exchanger of each engine. This restricted fuel flow to the engines when thrust was demanded during the final approach to Heathrow. Boeing identified the problem as specific to the Rolls-Royce engine fuel-oil heat exchangers, and Rolls-Royce subsequently developed a modification to its FOHE; the European Aviation Safety Agency mandated that all affected aircraft were to be fitted with the modification before 1 January 2011. AccidentThe aircraft used for the flight was Boeing 777-236ER (manufacturer's serial number 30314, line number 342), powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 895-17 engines. The aircraft first flew on 18 May 2001 and was delivered to British Airways on 31 May 2001. It had a seating capacity for 233 passengers.