Originally Posted by
Goldenrivett
Hi yanrair,
If only the Fire Control Handle had been pulled on No 2 engine during the Engine Fire Check List, then the LP fuel valve would have closed and there would not have been a fuel fire in the Pylon.
see page 20 of
https://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/bitstre...=1&isAllowed=y
Then perhaps Capt. Taylor would not have had to demonstrate such exceptional skill and judgement.
Yes indeed Goldenrivett!
Thats what happened though like Papa India, the design was poor. It allowed you to fire the bottles without having
fully pulled the fire handle. My memory is that it was partly pulled. As we know on later models you have to twist the fire handle positively to arm the bottles and it is all annunciated with warning lights.
“A superior pilot is one who exercises superior knowledge to avoid using his superior skill”. Always true. But having found they had an engine fire out of control the point is he got it on the deck in 4 minutes. That sort of thinking isn’t taught today.
i have seen airline crews in sim. with severe engine failure- ok no uncontrolled fire, take 50’minutes to complete the checklists. That’s a long time with an engine that exploded!