Originally Posted by
captplaystation
Difficult to know what new ground/insight you can offer on this one.
To pilots and enthusiasts, probably not much - but the audience is somewhat broader.
The fact that the incident happened more or less directly over EMA conspired against them, as they had no need to demand power from the damaged engine until a very late stage of the approach...
Possibly. As I recall, another issue was the frequency of radio transmissions. The Captain was in fact interrupted during an attempt to review the symptoms and re-assess the situation.
We should always remember that Kevin & Dave were both affable average ability line-pilots...
Interesting that you should say that - one of the books I read covering the subject advanced the opinion that the Captain had a reputation as "something of a martinet". Said book has proven inaccurate in several ways since, and I'd be interested to check the veracity of the claim (via PM if preferred).