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Old 29th Mar 2001, 12:55
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GJB
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My nitpick is that

"The ANGLE of descent was too steep and the plae was travelling too fast"

If it crashed at 132mph, then it sounds like the crew were doing there damnest to keep the nose of the aircraft up and minimise the rate of descent.


I have not read the report but would like to ask your opinions. For such a turbine failure, and the associated engine fire, what sort of readings were the crew getting on their engine instruments?

Was their a failure of some sensors, such that the crew did not realise no1 was on fire?

It was a terrible accident and there were a number of contributory factors. I am only looking for the reasons behind the crew not realising that no1 had failed and was on fire, that lead to them shutting down no2.