The MLW of 340 is 188K anything above this is regarded as an overweight landing which is possible in an emergency (like a cargo fire). You cant just dump fuel as you descend because it tends to be a hazard for people on the ground or other aircraft in the area. You go to a specified dumping area. It takes approx 1min/ton to reduce weight to landing weight, a fire doubles in size every minute. If you get a fire indication you should LAND ASAP and that's what the ECAM will tell you to do! I don't know the details of this incident so not judging the crew actions since we only have heresay. This is purely a hypothetical scenario so no need to jump up and down. I'm quite sure these guys did the right thing. EXHAUST MANIFOLD You obviously did not read or understand my original post.
Last edited by vfenext; 17th Oct 2005 at 16:32.