Media reporting the news speaks cathegorically of RIGHT engine reverser locked out of service for maintenance. But then only say that "AN engine" was found with the reverser properly (fully) deployed. That "an engine" does not imply it was only ONE engine nor that it was THE OTHER engine.
So nobody can tell for sure from that report, but casual reading of that article, in one of Spain's large TV stations web page, would lead you to believe that, i.e, the pilot could not possibly had deployed the right reverser because "it didn't work" and that he deployed the left one to try to brake (they actually go as far as claiming that that was the case).
Can someone positively ID which one is the engine shown on the picture with the reverser deployed?
Could the experts elaborate if a 25º "turn" to the right could be accomplished from a (hard-ish) roll (no yaw) of only a few (say 3) seconds? The witnesses speak of what possibly was a roll to the left followed by a "steep" roll to the right after becoming airborne and before hitting the ground. Airplane is said to have been airborne for 7s max total.
Last edited by justme69; 28th Aug 2008 at 04:01.