Crossing the Atlantic
With a Dead Engine
Saga of British Airways Flight
Raises Concerns at FAA;
Forced to Land in Manchester
March 1, 2005; Page D1
Passengers heard the pops, and people on the ground saw sparks flying out from beneath the wing. A British Airways 747 had an engine fail during takeoff in Los Angeles 10 days ago.
But instead of returning to the airport to land, Flight 268 continued on across the U.S, up near the North Pole, across the Atlantic -- all the way to England.
3 eng crossing
With a Dead Engine
Saga of British Airways Flight
Raises Concerns at FAA;
Forced to Land in Manchester
March 1, 2005; Page D1
Passengers heard the pops, and people on the ground saw sparks flying out from beneath the wing. A British Airways 747 had an engine fail during takeoff in Los Angeles 10 days ago.
But instead of returning to the airport to land, Flight 268 continued on across the U.S, up near the North Pole, across the Atlantic -- all the way to England.
3 eng crossing