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![]() Here's food for thought. The pilot chose to press on on three engines, and then had to land for refueling ~100 miles short of his transatlantic destination. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,2497317.story March 1, 2005 By Eric Malnic and Hector Becerra, Times Staff Writers Jet Flies On With One Engine Out Despite LAX takeoff malfunction, British Airways pilot continues nonstop trip to London. The 747 lands safely but short of its destination. A British Airways jumbo jet lost power in an engine on takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport last month, but the pilot elected not to make an emergency landing for repairs, deciding instead to continue the 5,400-mile, transatlantic flight to London on the remaining three engines, officials said Monday. Because of unfavorable winds and inefficiencies resulting from the engine loss, the Boeing 747-400 burned more fuel than anticipated, and the pilot was forced to cut the nonstop flight short and land in Manchester, England, the airline said. ... |
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