Thanks AB,
Thank you for all the information you are providing.
Very interesting about comparing the FDR with the CVR and see what the pilots were saying at the time the TCAS went OFF. I believe you are correct, there is a very strong possibility they switched the TCAS off inadvertently when they accessed the fuel page. By any chance do you know the exactly time, how many minutes from the beginning of the CVR tape the TCAS went OFF? Like that I can check it myself.
I believe no one should be charge for, pilots or controllers. Unless they intentionally did something wrong they should not be charge. We are all humans, we all make mistakes. The correct thing would be to be able to report problems without fear, learning from it, preventing future problems. (he he, I know, nice in theory) It does work for some airlines but not all.
It is nice for you to have OFF until the end of the year. I will work until tomorrow and I will get back to work on the 26.
Feliz Natal!!!
Junker