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Old 16th Jan 2020, 00:05
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Originally Posted by canyonblue737
0 and you know why. That doesn’t mean I don’t understand the thought processes behind choosing to dump fuel vs an immediate return and landing overweight in a 2 engine aircraft that has lost an engine... are you implying it is trained that with a secured engine it’s ok to dump fuel below 2800 ft AGL? I’d see dumping over the ocean for 20 minutes single engine (although probably not what the QRH says in a 777 so hands are probably tied there) or just returning and doing the overweight landing (which I HAVE done) and just writing it up for the inspection, after all they are likely going to be changing an engine anyway... the plane isn’t going anywhere.
Even I, SLF, know the answer to this one. So why build some that can and some that can't?
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