Warning: I'm non-professional; not crew, not engineer - just guest here, thanks.
Green-dot,your post #328, thanks for the clarification regarding the visibility of maintenance pages to the flight crew. And, we agree with each other, there is no indication in the AAIB bulletins to suggest that water content in any of the tanks triggered a warning message. I also think the AAIB statements of fuel testing rule out gross water contamination of the fuel. This does not mean that H20 did not contribute to the cause of the accident, but then, neither does it mean H20 did contribute.
I seem to have reached a point where my lack of understanding of the 777 systems, coupled to some contradictory statements on how the systems work on this thread, has convinced me that I should now stop scribbling.
I'll leave the fuel stratification idea hanging mute and await the final AAIB report.
Thanks to the moderator(s) for allowing me to participate on this professional forum and for the forbearance of the professionals.
Last words - the flight crew performed truely wonderfully. I wonder how much additional revenue BA will earn over the coming years from that display of pure professionalism.
Regards, Tanimbar
PS. I reserve the right to return
