Accident: Boeing Company BOEING 777-236
Sep 8, 2015 · Las Vegas, NV
NTSB numberDCA15FA185Event id20150908X35241
- 0
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 19
- Minor injuries
- 151
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The failure of the left engine high-pressure compressor (HPC) stage 8-10 spool, which caused the main fuel supply line to become detached from the engine main fuel pump and release fuel, resulting in a fire on the left side of the airplane. The HPC stage 8-10 spool failed due to a sustained-peak low-cycle fatigue crack that initiated in the web of the stage 8 disk; the cause of the crack initiation could not be identified by physical inspection and stress and lifing analysis. Contributing to this accident was the lack of inspection procedures for the stage 8 disk web.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Boeing Company BOEING 777-236
- Registration
- G-VIIO
- Year built
- 1998
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 129: foreign air carrier
- Defining event
- Takeoff-rejected takeoff Uncontained engine failure
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)0 nm (0 km) north-west
- Henderson Executive Airport (HSH)7 nm (12 km) south
- North Las Vegas Airport (VGT)8 nm (15 km) north
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