BRE
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Europe
Posts: 67
Isn't restarting an engine after suspected foreign object ingestion a bad idea?
Sorry, newbie here but I agree with BRE. They needed to burn off fuel to get to MLDW but I don't think it was that time critical that they needed to restart and operate the " damaged " engine. They were already in the vicinity of some major airports, which also have longish runways enough to cater for overweight landings.
If they were over the oceans on ETOPS or over high terrain, then I reckoned it would be prudent to attempt restarts on the afflicted engine.
Anyway, a good outome...the crew did a great job!