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Old 10th Mar 2019, 19:57
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Running Ridges
 
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Originally Posted by scr1
a report of possible engine problems
Does that not sound more like an APU issue than an engine issue?
Lack of Air Conditioning before start + unusual start procedure

Before takeoff, “the passengers understood there was a problem. It was hot, they didn’t give out water,” he said.

Israeli Ambassador to South Sudan Hanan Godar (screen capture: Channel 13)The pilot informed them of a problem with one of engines, telling them: “We’ll operate one engine to see if it catches, and if it catches, we’ll start the other engines,” Godar said.



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