Originally Posted by
Jack D
Quite a few holes in this one, instant level off an all .. nonsense . What might be worthy of discussion is, if an engine was shut down on a twin engine aircraft, is it a good idea to fly around for 1 hr on the sole remaining live engine when a perfectly good airfield is available within a very short flight time ...
On the other hand I wasn’t there ..
Landing and stopping a 777 at MTOW is indeed possible as it is certified to do so but opens a whole can of worms.
from a south east Asian country where culturally giving bad news is avoided, I was initially concerned about what we might not have been told but in the end the return was uneventful. Is there a source of further information on this flight? Departing turbine blades (if that is indeed what happened) are a source of concern! Aircraft Registration A7-BBC.
If further flight was considered unsafe/impossible, they wouldn't have dumped fuel. Congratulations on only having a 5hr delay as most airlines would have dealt much worse with a situation like this!