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Old 24th Apr 2010, 19:46
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No name calling here CAPT TOGA, but I take that opportunity to post again what I believe was the last post on the disappeared thread.

Originally Posted by N1 Vibes
A test flight on a CX A330 a few years ago and we had the delight of BOTH engines failing during the test at the same time, 1x turbine overheat during the single engine climb (shut down by crew) and 1x HP compressor surge (engine ran down after the surge) as the engine was brought up from idle, after the overheat engine was shutdown. At the time the a/c was at FL200, 120 NM away from HKG, and this time the RAT deployed automatically (both engines shutdown).
Interesting … That could explain what seemed a strange OEB we had during a while stating to not shut down an engine in case of ENG TURBINE OVHT … Do you remember that Operational Bulletin ?
Would you still have a copy ?
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