British Air 777 crash due to ice in fuel
Posted by Chip on September 4th, 2008 filed in BlogThe BA 777 that went down on landing when the engines did not respond to throttle position was due to ice in the fuel according to the official report.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/04_09_08_heathrow_crash.pdf
Water in the fuel coupled with extreme temperatures over Siberia caused the unusual occurance. A new set of procedures have been recommended to prevent it from happening again.
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