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Old 14th Feb 2011, 12:01
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More relevant is the fact that she didn't INTEND for it to be a case of blown slides. She planned to speed up a slow disembarkation into a rapid disembarkation of the passengers but the words came out wrong. None of the words she used are in the SOP for an emergency evac. She didn't tell anyone to pull the handle, did she? Anyone suggesting that she told the CC to blow slides is guilty of exactly what they are accusing HER of, aren't they?
Yes indeed. Hence the bit you didn't quote.

There are established protocols that don't appear to have been fully followed here. That isn't to say that the actions taken were other than with the best intent, but that Doesn't negate the risks and damage that might have been avoided if those procedures had been complied with.
I entirely agree with you that a 5 page AAIB report doesn't necessarily tell the whole story, but it is more than most of what is written here normally relies on. You will understand that the reply I gave was specific to lay observers making comments based either on television documentaries or the idea that a full evacuation is somehow merited in any similar situation.
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