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Old 14th March 2004 | 19:36
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calypso
 
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From: SV Marie Celeste
Out of interest this is what our manuals say about the classic:

ENGINE OVERBOOST
The 737-300 has a significant thrust overboost capability which
could possibly be used to advantage in emergency situations. This
overboost capability should only be considered during emergency
situations when all other available actions have been taken and
ground contact is imminent. Overboosting the engines when the
situation is not sufficiently serious, or prior to performing all other
recovery actions available, would unnecessarily increase the
potential for engine failure.
In an emergency situation 'firewalling the thrust lever' should be
considered. This condition could result in an EGT or N1 over the
red line.
The aeroplane must be landed at the nearest suitable airport
following a "firewalling" thrust overboost.

I cannot copy the text for the NG but it is very similar to the previous post. The key part says:

If the thrust lever is advanced to the forward stop, the EEC limits thrust to the maximum certified thrust for current conditions.

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