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BA 777 Crash Probe Continues on New Track

Steve Scott

Monday, January 28th, 2008

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Whereas before investigators probing the Jan. 17 crash landing of British Airways Flight 88 at London Heathrow had concentrated on an electrical or computer fault as to the landing accident, those same air safety investigators have now switched their focus to fuel supply. A week after the crash landing, the British Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the Boeing 777's two Rolls-Royce Trent 895-17 engines did not shut down, as previously thought. Investigators said the thrust on the right engine…

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