No 2 engine rear turbine seal failed, hence the smoke on the t/o roll.
There are now two scenarios :
1) As the a/c crashed at 1.4nm and any crew who has had a complete oil loss will now the will not stop working instantly. There would have been plenty time to sort the problem out or straight engine failure. Unless with turbine seal failure lead to instant internal failure. The J41 is able to fly away with one engine NTS'ing not feathered etc specially with a/c empty at sea level. The may have been struggling to keep it straight hence the crash is to the right of centre line but should have flown away?
The only thing to think about then is they thought they were losing or couldn't control the a/c and decided on a controlled crash. Leading them into shutting the No.1 engine done. (But if the prop is feathered and stationary this doesn't stack up as it takes a good 30-45 sec for a -14 engine prop to stop?)
2) They shut the wrong one down?
Last edited by big buddah; 1st Oct 2009 at 13:55.
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