LONDON — The engines on a British Airways plane that crash-landed at London’s Heathrow airport failed to respond for a demand to increase thrust, a preliminary accident report said Friday.
Using flight recorder information, investigators will focus on what other systems might have caused the engine failure, according to the report from Britain’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
The British Airways Boeing 777 made a crunching touchdown short of the runway on Thursday, ripping off the plane’s landing gear and severely damaging the two engines and wings. Nineteen injuries were reported among the 152 people aboard.
“The aircraft speed reduced and the aircraft descended onto the grass short of the paved runway surface,” the report said.
The crumpled aircraft remained at the end of one of Heathrow’s two runways Friday.
British Airways said it expected to operate all of its long-haul flights from Heathrow on Friday and 90 percent of short-haul operations.
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