PLEASE leave the BA 744 out of this - it is irrelevant to the thread.
Originally Posted by Finbarr
When I used to fly Boeings, this phrase (or one very similar to it) followed every check in the QRH where an engine had been shut down or similar. There was even a definition of exactly what it meant.
- and there still is. The words there
could EXACTLY fit what the RY crew did. It might be useful for some posters here to take the time to see what Boeing say about their aeroplane and
"Land at the nearest suitable airport".