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Old 17th Apr 2006, 00:57
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Ignition Override
 
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Question

Did the cargo smoke/fire warning go out quickly after both extinguishers were used? Ironically, the only "bonuses for the crew", at a US airline, would have gone only to upper mgmt.

As for preflight planning, if any aircaft must make a immediate landing, for example, on a route from India to Amsterdam, or from Bangkok to LHR etc, do the Dispatchers only list possible divert airports which are far from mountains and not at high elevations?

The situation might be hypothetical, but from an 8,000' runway at 4,000' msl (even in cold weather at -10*C.) might require an aircraft either to be almost empty or have a very high thrust/weight ratio to safely accelerate and climb out after a flame-out, i.e. the 767 or A-319. How would the A-330 perform?
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