Incident · 2004-08-11
What the record says
- Event date
- 2004-08-11
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-777 (NGVIID)
- Operating rule
- Part 129
- Operator
- British Airways Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- British Airways
Probable cause
the failure of a high pressure turbine blade which damaged an oil seal and allowed smoke to enter the cabin. Contributing to the blade failure was the mis-labeling of the blade's part number by the manufacturer, which allowed the blade to remain in service far in excess of it's life limit.
Source: NTSB case DCA04IA066Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.