The airline said it planned to suck the remaining fuel from the undamaged tanks in the plane's wings before towing it at high tide to avoid destroying the area's coral reefs.
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2. there was still fuel left
There will always be a significant amount of fuel in the tanks which cannot be accessed by the pumps. For maintenance purposes, fuel tanks have to be completely drained using sump drains.
Auto Relight.
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According to Mr Boeings book "whenever the EECs detect a flame-out".......
At less than 500' on the approach it's a bit late for the AUTOMATICS to start attempting to relight don'tya think?
Depending on the engine type, Autorelight has the ability to relight an engine before you even realise you've had a flameout. The system looks at engine deceleration and is smart enough to know the difference between slamming the thrust levers to idle and flameout.