Penny's Worth
If the reports that there were no PAs made from the flightdeck crew after the aircraft had come to a halt, and that the evacuation was Cabin Crew initiated, are true (which I hope prove to be false) then there was clearly some failing in the cockpit. Whilst I am loathed to criticise, clearly either a call for normal operations or a call to evacuate should have been made.
Could some sort of static pressure blockage have led to erroneous (increasing) airspeed indications on the approach?
I would agree that it looks like the number 1 engine appears to have been rotating, whilst the number 2 blades look suspiciously intact.
What scares me is that these aircraft fly (up to) 180 minutes from a diversion at times. If this aircraft did suffer a double engine failure I would imagine this would have been immediately reduced to 60 minutes (or less). Possibly even the fleet would be grounded.
Anyone know whether the 777s are still flying today and, if so, what restrictions have been placed upon them?