Ignition Override,
You must be referring to the 727 that had a rather innovative crew and tried to improve the cruise performance of the 727 with a load of passengers and unknowing crew.
The pilot and the co-pilot had cooked up this idea that they could improve the L/D on the 727. During this flight they waited for the FE to head to the biffy and then put their plan into action. After disabling the leading edge extension by pulling the breaker they pulled the flap lever to a slightly extended(maybe 2-3 degrees) position and since this setting was not on the detent they used a pair of vice grips to secure the flaps in this position.. Well it worked and they did gain altitude and speed for the same EPR setting, BUT……… They never let the FE in on the plan. When he returned from the biffy and chatting with the stews he sat down at his station and noticed the breaker sticking out and without saying anything pushed it back in. BAM out came the slats at Mach .9 ripping one or more off(I can’t remember if it was one or two) and instantly they did a split S and only an act of God saved that plane and the unsuspecting people on board. I guess the moral of that story is don’t do things that get you into trouble unless you think your good enough to get yourself out.
"Screw around screw around and soon you won't be around"
