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An engine fault has been blamed for the crash-landing of a plane at Heathrow in a preliminary report. The two engines on a plane that crash-landed at Heathrow failed to respond to demands for thrust, a preliminary report has said.
The two engines did not respond to demands for thrust when the jet was two miles from touch down, air accident investigators said. Despite continued demands for power the Boeing 777 "descended rapidly" and struck the ground short of the runway, air accident investigators said.
The flight had been normal until that point but the Boeing 777 "descended rapidly" and struck the ground short of the runway, the report said. As the plane struck the ground the right main landing gear broke off from the wing, the report said.
The British Airways jet was brought in to land by the co-pilot on Thursday.The British Airways jet was brought in to land by the co-pilot on Thursday.
According to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) at about 600ft "autothrottle demanded an increase in thrust from the two engines".
After continued demands for increased thrust, and the "flight crew moving the throttle levers, the engines similarly failed to respond", the report indicated.
"The aircraft speed reduced and the aircraft descended onto the grass short of the paved runway surface."