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Old 13th May 2009, 09:08
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From what one can see from the video this has been just another good job done: they gathered information on what had happened and what the actual situation was, they made the right decision to evac on the opposite side of the fire, they carried out the evac procedure in an orderly and disciplined way (you can see the speedbrakes being lowered and the engines being shut with the emergency lights coming on and after everyone was out the flight attendants controlling the crowd on the outside).

By the way a tire burst/fire has no indication in a 737 flightdeck making situation assessment and subsequent decisions a tough job that involves experience, skills and training.
Well done everyone!
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