New Delhi: There's some clarity about the reasons for Thursday's crash-landing of British Airways Boeing 777 at London's Heathrow airport.
Investigators have identified engine failure as the cause of the mishap. The engines were unable to respond to the command for increased power.
Initial investigations have shown that the jet faced problems about two miles before landing.
The plane crashed before it could reach the runway, injuring 17 people. Further investigations are underway and data on the flight recorder is being analysed.
On Thursday flight BA038 from Beijing skidded to a halt on grass, damaging its undercarriage and wings.
Images showed the Boeing 777 — BA flight 38 — grounded on tarmac after touching down several hundred meters short of the airport's south runway, close to a perimeter road, with its emergency chutes deployed.
The undercarriage, left wing and left engine of the aircraft appeared severely damaged, as if it had skidded across the ground. At least one of the plane's wheels had been torn off.
Tire tracks hundreds of meters long could be seen in the grass behind the plane, which was surrounded by fire engines and other emergency vehicles and had been doused in fire-fighting foam.
The Boeing 777 is the mainstay of many airlines' long-haul fleets and has never been involved in a fatal accident. However, the aircraft involved in Thursday's incident appeared to have had a fortunate escape, having flown over heavily-populated west London suburbs before its crash landing.
(With inputs from agencies)
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