Originally Posted by
nitpicker330
Henri737
what "point" am i missing?
The point is that he is not talking about alternate flaps at all, but rather the break-up of the fuselage disrupting the mechanical linkage to the flap hydraulic power unit to command flaps up. If the crew did not select flaps up well prior to the overrun, there is no other way they could have been retracted. There must have been enough residual pressure for retraction.