VS018 15 Feb 2007 -what happened?

Can anyone cast their mind back to the above flight? About 30 minutes into the flight from Newark when the Captain reported smoke in the cabin and that we had to make an emergency landing at JFK. Spent two days waiting at Newark for a return flight home. We understood we had an engine failure on take off but never actually found out the real cause. Would appreciate if anyone could shed some light.







Edit to thread title for clarity by mod.....Nick

Looked on the AAIB and NTSB database and there is no record of this flight as an accident / emergency.

Theres an article someone wrote, with an explanation from Virgin at the end..

http://www.petergreenberg.com/2007/02/2 ... ebacles/3/

[Darren Wheeler]

Originally posted by Penny_L
Theres an article someone wrote, with an explanation from Virgin at the end..

http://www.petergreenberg.com/2007/02/2 ... ebacles/3/

He likes the word 'debacle' doesn't he.

[quote]Originally posted by Penny_L
Theres an article someone wrote, with an explanation from Virgin at the end..

http://www.petergreenberg.com/2007/02/2 ... ebacles/3/
[Many thanks for that,felt abadoned by virgin at the time but suitably compensated in the end/quote]