The report certainly reinforces the need to get an aircraft on the ground ASAP in the case of a fire. The way I read it though, these guys had little chance of surviving, no matter what they did. From the time the fire was detected they only had about 3 minutes before systems began failing and the cockpit filled with smoke, to the point where they couldn't see enough to change ATC frequencies, let alone look outside. The report suggests that a ditching was unlikely to have been successful.
Very tragic.
Last edited by BuzzBox; 25th Jul 2013 at 00:06.