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Old 20th Dec 2018, 00:06
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Originally Posted by what next
Just nitpicking, but according to the preliminary report linked in one of the early posts the engines restored power automatically by themselves. Only after the second engine went through a flame-out/automatic relight cycle did the crew turn on the continuous ignition. Which might not have prevented the flame-outs anyway.
Just a question really but why is it that the automatics have authority to command a relight but do not have authority to command continous?
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