Originally Posted by
bsieker
In the case of BA038 the path from the fire handle to the spar valve was damaged, and although the path from the cutoff lever to the valve was ok, it was isolated by the fire handle, which on this occasion was activated before the cutoff lever.
Perhaps worth noting that this was only the case on
one wing, on the other side (as I read the report)
both paths to the valve were cut by the damage, so no action would have closed it.