Engine Rollback Tied To Ice In Fuel System

The U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch has formally confirmed what led to the Jan. 17, 2008, belly landing of a British Airways Boeing 777-200 at London Heathrow Airport: Ice in the fuel system impeded fuel flow to both Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines. According to the AAIB’s final report...

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