Originally Posted by
Herod
Like I said, it's been a long time, but I'm pretty sure the F27 didn't have autofeather, and it certainly didn't have a yaw-damper. My comment about glass was merely to observe that these guys were able to "think outside the box",and I can't see where Pailot77 is coming from regarding SOPs. I don't think "total loss of the front half of the engine" is covered by the checklist.
Yep, the F27 did have autofeather (certainly no yaw damper). Ours were modified with a disarm switch after a dual engine autofeather in severe turbulence in the early 70s.
Managed to restart one engine and land ok. Nearly lost that one.
After modification with the disarm switch, standard procedure to disarm in moderate/severe turbulence.
I think the guys in Paris did a stellar job, not all situations are covered by SOP or checklists...