Escape Path, everyone is entitled to their opinion but:
Originally Posted by
belfrybat
According to the commander, interviewed on TV, power came back after the engines were shut down. Presumably from the APU, on the footage the cabin lights were visible.
I'm leaning to the interpretation that the RAT dropped off on approach due to low airspeed at that point, but that it was energizing the appropriate DC busses until the approach. Otherwise, it seems the batteries would have been exhausted before the opportunity for the approach.
Is there even a switch or contactor that would even be able to shut down the RAT power once extended?
In any case, If I encountered such a problem inflight in mid-Ocean that was not covered in emergency procedures, training, or whatever, I would not just sit there wringing my hands.
This is not any form of criticism of the LATAM crew, who did an absolutely marvelous job. Didn't even flat spot the tires it seems.