Originally Posted by
Geosync
We don't know the nature of the emergency. But the plaintiff attorneys for the kids doused in Jet A will say the pilots could have dumped fuel over the great blue Pacific, Or just landed overweight and damaged the aircraft instead raining it down upon the poor children of East LA. No serious injuries or fatalities, so Delta will settle quietly and quickly to get ahead of it.
I don't believe Delta will be able to get ahead of this one. It's all over the news. Even an article about it on Page 3 of the Wall Street Journal. The FAA's Western-Pacific Regional spokesman made a public release that all but accuses the captain of an FAR violation.