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I know there wasn't any threat to the 747 but the crew didn't.
They declared what they thought was a genuine mayday and that there was a serious fault with the fuel system.
The cross feed procedure had been changed by BA to use the jettison pumps.
Although the manuals were correct none of the crew understood the basics of jettison pump feed.
The incident resulted in a change of checklist procedures as well as training.
It's all in the report.
This was a simple system not rocket science.
And the three of them had hours to refresh their knowledge as well as totally valid information.
Don't forget that our american cousins were seriously p*****d off with this fiasco.
My point is the air france boys had the cards stacked against themselves and I sincerely believe with the little that we know so far that it was an accident waiting to happen and but for allah I would end up in the same boat.