British Airways Flight 2276
British Airways Flight 2276 was a scheduled international passenger service from Las Vegas to London. On 8 September 2015, the Boeing 777-200ER operating the flight suffered an uncontained engine failure and fire in the left (#1) GE90 engine during take-off from Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, prompting an aborted take-off and the evacuation of all passengers and crew. All 170 people on board survived, but 20 were injured.
G-VIIO, the aircraft involved, seen touching down at McCarran International Airport, the incident airport, in 2012. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 September 2015 |
| Summary | Uncontained engine failure on ground, fire |
| Site | McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 36°4′34.67″N 115°9′8.96″W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 777-236ER |
| Operator | British Airways |
| IATA flight No. | BA2276 |
| ICAO flight No. | BAW2276 |
| Call sign | SPEEDBIRD 2276 |
| Registration | G-VIIO |
| Flight origin | Las Vegas McCarran International Airport |
| Destination | Gatwick Airport, Crawley, England |
| Occupants | 170 |
| Passengers | 157 |
| Crew | 13 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 20 |
| Survivors | 170 |
The aircraft, which suffered moderate damage to a section of its forward fuselage as of a result of the vigorous fire, was repaired and returned to commercial passenger service in March 2016. The fire was caused by metal fatigue in a compressor disk, leading to detachment of the main fuel supply line.
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