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Old 22nd Oct 2008, 00:18
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Winter is upon us, so maybe we will see a repetition of BA 038. But then, maybe not. I have flown BA038's profile before without mishap, so why did that accident happen just once?

I do not support the fuel icing scenario. I reaffirm my hypothesis that on BA038's flight the fuel uplifted in Beijing had an unusually high gas content. This excess gas became trapped in the suction feed pickup in the wing tanks during flight, was pressurised in the descent (above normal levels) and was later injected into the fuel manifold at low altitude, as the trapped gas exceeded LP pump output pressure. The ejected gas restricted fuel flow to both engines (almost) simultaneously.
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