Minor point and latest re the "BER"
Sorry, found it already on ASN. Takeoff reported to be at 1612Z so not much of a crosswind.
Still, next profcheck the wind will be on my mind more then before (when we usually get exactly the same scenario).
copy/paste from ASN (they only mixed up UTC/local):
Already lost who posted this way back on page 15 or 16, but FYI, the time of the event was 1413L and being KLAS, that would have been 1613 PDT which translated in to Z, UTC or whatever you call it nowadays, makes it 2313Z.
On another note, after being here all week it looks like the Boeing and BA guys are leaning towards a repair job on the bird...............
Check back.........this is a developing story!