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Hello all,
some words about that tragic event.
The B747-400 ERF checklist specifies that the smoke removal procedure should only be done when at it's worst, AND that smoke from the main deck will be drawn inside the cockpit if it happens to be a cargo smoke/fire.
The smoke removal is done by opening the smoke removal hole situated just behind the observer seat. Shooting the bottles will help ( Freon) as the first one discharges, the rest is discharges for some time, until touchdown where it's all discharged from the remaining bottle.
Said for the smoke/fire fighting capabilities.
Nothing can be said about their decision to come back to Dubaļ till now.
Too high... It must have been frenzy in the cockpit. It is reported that they could not see their instruments, how dreadfull is this?
As a freighter dog, having such an event, is quite scary.
Thinking of it...
Cheers.