BA B777 Fire Bottle issue

OnTheLocaliser · 27th July 2008, 01:33

Rumours are leaking out from the Base that BA's B777 fire bottle calibration have been mis-calculated and the a/c limited to 159 ETOPS until they've been replaced. Rumours of many months to replace all fire bottles across the fleet. Can this shambles be true?

Cough · 27th July 2008, 01:46

Not quite a BA issue methinks!

Check it out!

Carnage Matey! · 27th July 2008, 07:57

Do BAs 777s actually fly anywhere that requires more than 159 minutes ETOPS?

Banzai Eagle · 27th July 2008, 09:09

On The Loc
Presume your suggesting the shambles is Boeing related and not pointing the finger at BA?

747-436 · 27th July 2008, 11:55

There is no mention of the 777-200ER there, the majority of BA's 777's are this version so maybe only 3 of BA's aircraft are affected??

False Capture · 27th July 2008, 11:57

Carnage,

It doesn't just depend on the geographical position of the ETOPS alternates but also the weather at these airfields. As a result, the answer is yes.

Fil · 27th July 2008, 12:30

As just mentioned above there are many factors to take into account but trying to generalise, it will typically have most affect on LGW-Carribean services and unless sorted before early 2009 then the planned Rio service on the 777 could be affected too. Not really a problem on the North Atlantic

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