extending flaps further to 40 during a reject????
Who's SOP is that - its sure as heck not Boeings.
No idea? is it something that used to be done many moons ago?
Dingy737, you also stated;
The aircraft was properly configured for a 30 flap landing!!! After impact the cable from the flap handle to actuator, did not break, but was under 7 times normal tension due to the bent fuselage, this resulted in an up selection to the actuator, somehow there was enough residual Hyd. psi to retract them. Beleive it!
and have only joined up and posted on this particular thread, can I ask you if you are an engineer for this company or have some other sort of inside connection?
For me that would explain your in depth knowledge of the cable tension and also why you were emphatic that the crew used flap 30 very shortly the crash.
I understand if you would rather keep that information to yourself, just thought I'd ask in case you don't mind revealing how you know these things.