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Old 22nd Aug 2008, 01:29
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The Dude2
 
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OK enough. In every airline incident there is always a number of factors which lead to the inevidable. First, an engine failure, not a catastrofic event by itself. The crew should have taken it into the air and returned to Madrid. As it happened, they did get airbourne, that was the safest place for them. They tried to place the aircraft back on the runway which unless they popped the 2nd engine was a death call. List one incident in aviation history where this was successful. There are none. The inquiry will list a multitude of factors in this crash including not only mechanical, but crew failure to follow simple SOP'S and deal with the problem in the air. The fact that the reverser was found deployed can only be attributed to weigth on weels and reverse was selected. This incident although not initially the crews fault will ultimately be blamed on them. Sad but true.
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