Originally Posted by
Mr @ Spotty M
Has anyone thought that the captain rushed to take a look at the APU, which is the most likely source of the problem?
And has anyone thought that it was actually the First Officer, despatched for that purpose by the Captain? "
White shirt; Tie; epaulettes; must be the Captain!". I think James T Kirk is the only captain who regularly abandons his command to personally investigate strange new situations.
What I find more difficult to believe is that all the cabin crew, bar one, also disembarked but, heck, you've got to add some embellishment to guarantee a quote in the Currant Bun.