The left engine of the BA aircraft that caught fire on the runway at Las Vegas airport had "multiple breaches of the engine case", US air investigators have found.
157 passengers and 13 crew were forced to evacuate the plane.
ITV News understands that two of the emergency slides at the rear of the BA plane that caught fire at Las Vegas airport failed to deploy properly.
172 people were forced to escape the flight on emergency slides when the fire broke out.
British Airways says the whole incident is being investigated by the US National Transportation Safety Board.
Steve Bingham suffers regular flashbacks and been on medication for psychological trauma since the incident.
The veteran British Airways pilot hailed a hero for saving the lives of passengers on a burning plane has said he is unlikely to fly again.
ITV News Business Editor Joel Hills explains what happened to British Airways Flight 2276 at Las Vegas Airport.