MaynardGKeynes wrote:
"Isn't there a fuel cutoff switch in the B777 cockpit?
Is it clear beyond any doubt that the crew didn't hit the switch by mistake?
Would such an event be something that the "black box" would definitely have recorded?
With all the exotic explanations being offered, isn't it just possible that the investigators have overlooked the obvious? Just asking...."
I'm not sure if this was a question to bait me into answering...but it worked!
Simply;
Yes, there are two fuel cutoff switches in the F/D.
Yes, it is clear the crew didn't 'hit' the switch by mistake... (I did check at the time!)
Yes, it would have done.
NO, the investigators (AAIB, NTSB, Boeing, BA or the Fire Dept's pictures) couldn't have overlooked it!
Thanks for asking though.
I was about to reply to 'Suitcaseman' about his question relating to 'stall protection' on an approach; but I see that it has been answered now.