In my reply at the time, I suggested that Ozone accompanies heated wiring, and electrical fire. It did not play well, but there were artifacts that made a human caused Ozone release possible, the ACARS "WRG" data, and the immediate recovery of the avionics bay in the first moments of seabad acquisition possibilities. Were the recovery team eager to catch the avionics bay and sequester it with special care? Yes, I have smelled the remnants of Lighning strike, and electric motor under great load, the smell is unmistakable.
Listen, we are in an area that can confuse, and I want to call Dozy's attention to it. Both in JD-ee's post, and many of Dozy's, there is this attitude that what someone senses or believes is wrong because they do not understand the data involved. The PF asked about a smell, it was PNF who offered St Elmo, or whatever. It is disturbing that some people believe an explanation that doesn't click with them perforce means that the experience did not happen....or should not continue to be challenged...
The pilot smelled something, else he would not have asked. The explanation given by PNF may have been accurate, it may have been WRONG. We are supposed to be chastened and drop the topic because some one can explain OZONE? What if it was wires burning, or shorting? What if the AP selector was in the circuit that caused this smell? How does supplying an astute answer to anything necessarily answer correctly the question asked? It does not. I would rather keep asking questions if appropriate, and I reserve the right to call any explanation into question. For the record, I believe Lightning was determined not to be in the area.
Last edited by Lyman; 16th July 2012 at 15:12.