sevenstroke:
aterpster...often wondered the same thing...and the idea of having a mechanic on the ground trying to help troubleshoot in the air has its limits.
trying too hard to do the company a favor...?
the big thing was not following manufacturer's reccomendations on how to care for the plane
The crew was competent, of that there is no doubt. But, they were trying too hard to follow a lousy company script.
That maintenance boss should have been shot off a sub torpedo into the same waters.