Originally Posted by
A320LGW
Their issue was a birdstrike. Supposing their unreliable airspeed was resolved, they had absolutely no idea as to the extent of any airframe damage because they obviously could not perform any visual inspection. It seems totally reckless to have continued. I still can't understand why the captain didn't make a decision himself.
Why is that? They had an unreliable airspeed event (doesn't say for how long), and resolved the situation. I'm sure they were each looking at a normal PFD before setting off to the destination. Assuming everything was "green" at that point, why'd you return? How long would you have stayed airborne to burn fuel? Would you do an overweight landing with all indications normal?