Originally Posted by
PENKO
All kudos to Sully and his colleague by the way. Without the APU the aircraft would have flown in direct law, (just like a 737).
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where the APU might have been critical is if an engine in-flight restart would have been possible. Which was not.
So more to the point, did the FAA change any MMEL after this incident regarding serviceable APU? Was there a need?
This will be one of the most under-appreciated posts of 2025.