fojimmiejames and others
planes don't crash becasue they are old...they crash because of poor mx...buy a 737-200 cheaply from a first world aviation country and then put NO MONEY into MX and you have a disaster waiting to happen.
Cheap Plane=HIGH MX cost. If you are going to be cheap on MX, well, figure it out for yourself.
by the way a wheel well fire checklist for the 737-200 is:
landing gear lever down (270 knots max)
if gear UP required for performance,
leave gear down for 20 minutes AFTER warning light extinguishes
then
UP and OFF
Proceed to nearest suitable airport for landing
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ONE very sad thing is the way we train. We train for a problem and it is a solo problem or problem effected by the same system
We need to train for something like: while flying in major storm, wheel well fire light illuminates. Handling the storm and the emergency
or...ONE ENGINE approach to landing during WINDSHEAR.
multiple situations, as what may have happened in nigeria, are not covered.
jon
DOES ANYONE HAVE THE METAR