British Airways Flight 268
British Airways Flight 268 was a regularly scheduled flight from Los Angeles to London Heathrow. On February 20, 2005, the innermost left engine burst into flames triggered by an engine compressor stall almost immediately after takeoff. The Boeing 747-400 continued to fly across the United States, Canada, and the Atlantic Ocean with its three remaining engines despite air traffic controllers expecting the pilots to perform the emergency landing at the airport. The flight then made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, citing insufficient usable fuel to reach London Heathrow.
G-BNLG, the aircraft involved, 2006 | |
| Incident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 February 2005 |
| Summary | Engine fire, shutdown & flameout, after take-off |
| Site | Los Angeles, California, United States, away from LAX (engine flameout) Manchester Airport, Manchester, England (emergency landing) |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 747-436 |
| Operator | British Airways |
| IATA flight No. | BA268 |
| ICAO flight No. | BAW268 |
| Call sign | SPEEDBIRD 268 |
| Registration | G-BNLG |
| Flight origin | Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California |
| Destination | London Heathrow, London, England |
| Occupants | 370 |
| Passengers | 352 |
| Crew | 18 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 370 |
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