page_title: British Airways Flight 268
hierarchical_section_title: British Airways Flight 268
caption_attribution_description: English: British Airways 747-436 G-BNLG taxiing to gate at the International Terminal, Concourse A, at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), operating as BA Flight #287 on May 31st, 2008.
context_page_description: British Airways Flight 268 was a regularly scheduled flight from Los Angeles LAX airport to London Heathrow LHR. On February 20, 2005, the innermost left engine burst into flames triggered by an engine compressor stall almost immediately after take off from LAX. The 747-400 continued to fly across the United States, Canada, and the Atlantic Ocean with its three remaining engines despite air traffic controllers expecting the pilots to perform the emergency landing at the airport. The flight then made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, citing insufficient usable fuel to reach London Heathrow.
context_section_description: British Airways Flight 268 was a regularly scheduled flight from Los Angeles LAX airport to London Heathrow LHR. On February 20, 2005, the innermost left engine burst into flames triggered by an engine compressor stall almost immediately after take off from LAX. The 747-400 continued to fly across the United States, Canada, and the Atlantic Ocean with its three remaining engines despite air traffic controllers expecting the pilots to perform the emergency landing at the airport. The flight then made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, citing insufficient usable fuel to reach London Heathrow.
caption: G-BNLG, the aircraft involved, 2008
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