Originally Posted by
Xeptu
One thing I would like to clear up if I may, Continuation, Return or Diversion with one engine out is an emergency and should be declared as such in a Mayday, as opposed to a Pan Pan in the case of an Abnormal.
As for tea and bikkies with Management, I would expect my fellow Command Pilots to have the confidence of the Chief and vice versa If that is not the case then one or both should not hold that position.
I beg to differ. Mayday is “threat to life”, there’s no reason there should be any threat to life if it’s just a simple engine shut down.
It’s been a while since I’ve gone over it, but I believe somewhere in an Airbus manual, it gives guidance as to its definition of their “LAND ASAP” (red or amber) on the ECAM, and basically Red is Mayday, Amber is Pan. Not in those exact words, but that’s basically what they’re trying to get across.
A straight engine failure, is only considered abnormal.