I am not a Ryanair 737 pilot (Thank you God)
But, my understanding is that their SOPs cover just about everything and that training ensures a high standard of adherence.
The posts so far seem to indicate that the crew followed SOPs until circumstances dictated some imaginative problem solving
What would all you Ex Spurts have done faced with a wall of feathers?
Medals all round, Hats in the air, wheres that little Irish twerp?
Sir George Cayley