The aircraft, which suffered moderate damage to a section of its forward fuselage as of a result of the vigorous fire, was repaired and returned to commercial passenger service in March 2016.

[1][2][3] The fire was caused by metal fatigue in a compressor disk, leading to detachment of the main fuel supply line.

Twenty people were injured, mostly from sliding down the escape chutes; one seriously;[7] casualties were treated at Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) indicated the fire was caused by failure of the left General Electric GE90 engine, one of two fitted on the aircraft.

[10] There was a slight left-to-right wind across the runway,[11][c] causing the fire to be blown towards the fuselage; the aircraft sustained localised, but major, structural damage as a result.

[7]: 10–11 In December 2015, British Airways announced that a team of engineers from Boeing had assessed the aircraft and determined the damage was limited and suitable for repair.

[23] On 6 October 2015, the NTSB issued an update stating that the accident was traced to the failure of the "stage 8–10 spool in the high-pressure compressor section...liberating fragments that breached the engine case and cowling".

[7] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Transportation Safety Board.