Originally Posted by
Nescafe
It could be a very simple oversight. Aircraft gets back, engineers plug in external power to start analysis and don’t pull the FDR circuit breaker.
Shouldn’t there be a checklist that engineers / investigators should have to follow to preclude such an error before plugging power into the aircraft.
Imagine putting electrical power into a wreck, causing a short and having residual fuel or wiring harnesses etc.burst into flame not to mention various computers and screens having a meltdown or a wx radar start emitting.