at, ref #536; the HF issues with the FO in this and other accidents is very important and warrants some speculative discussion (
Machinbird also, #540). However, without evidence the assertion about the crew’s mental state (belief) and the reasons for it cannot be justified.
The apparent failure of the ‘monitoring’ crew member to intervene is often cited as a factor in accidents. If considered in isolation and with hindsight, this could be labeled as a root cause - as ‘deviant behavior’, which is not necessarily appropriate.
To continue discussion on this aspect, but independently of this accident and the emotion associated with this thread, I have started a new thread -
http://www.pprune.org/safety-crm-qa-...ml#post7050481