alycidon:
I have not heard of this one, but lessons learned are not always shared properly.
the British CAA knew all about 737 problems taking off in ice with minimum flaps/leds. sadly air florida didn't know about this.
In canada, they knew about problems with Fokker F28 aircraft taking off in icing conditions...sadly usairways didn't know this.
I am not blaming the CAA or Canadian equiv. I blame people who don't actively seek out information to prevent crashes.
to the person that thinks Don Phillips is a good writer...YES he is! He is a pal of mine and I will tell him, or you can e mail me and I will give you his e mail address. He used to write for the Washington Post (great paper, especially ifyou hate bush!)but now writes for International Herald Tribune out of the Paris office.
I met him while talking about an american airlines near accident at Windsor Locks ( hartford, conn's airport). I'm sure you all remember how they got a little low and sucked some trees (lucky for them, they were in an MD80 and not a 737).
jon
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