how can a contributing factor be that the crew did not check the right side of the ECAM, only the left? It's the same screen for heaven's sake!! I'd imagine that even if the msg was in green, they'd have picked up on it
Yes, some that weren't there or haven't done it (yet) would think so but the crew didn't pick up on the memo on the day, and that is a mistake all can be sure that they will never make again.
It might not help that because of fuel saving priorities, bmi commonly taxi out with only one pack running. The second is switched on as the Before Take-off checklist below the line is called for thus displaying a [sts] on the EWD until then.
The predictive windshear is also not switched to auto until this part of the checklist so generating an Amber annunciation on the EWD.
Therefore when calling for the Before Take-off Checklist to the line, the last item - ECAM Take-off Memo......... Response ...... Normal
is correct with [sts] and an Amber msg! And this before every departure.
So seeing a bit of amber on the EWD before landing and it passing the awareness threshold of the pilots when lots else was happening.........?