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BTSC took off with an inop Thrust reverser on #2. It was legal, but reduced her max op weight by 2.5%.
It is not possible to know what FE was acting on, but if #2 was problematic, even in his thought only.......
Something triggered his desperate attempt to cage the #2 engine.
What do you make of the "black smoke" re: the "tyre burst"?
I would associate black smoke with unburned (neat) fuel out the nozzle?
Last edited by Lyman; 16th Dec 2012 at 17:43.