Originally Posted by
atakacs
Agreed.
Would be interesting to know if it was a deliberate decision (not to go through the fire checklist, and if so why) or if they just froze...
Well, the report says:
It also shows that though the pilots and LAME were informed of the left engine fire, they were asking each other which engine was on fire. At no stage did the pilots or the LAME discuss or attempt to extinguish the left engine fire, as the left engine fire extinguishing system was never activated.
Other parts of the report indicate that the cockpit GoPro footage picked up the crews conversation. The absence of a discussion on whether to shut down the engine seems to suggest that it was not a conscious decision. If they had made a choice to not shut down the burning engine because they needed the thrust for performance, I would have expected there to have been at least some discussion or statement between the crew about that.