Originally Posted by
tdracer
There had been a previous event on a JT9D powered 767 where a pilot had, shortly after takeoff, reached down for the EEC ON/OFF switches, but instead set both the RUN/CUTOFF switches to CUTOFF - he quickly realized his mistake and turned the fuel back on - one engine restarted, the other went into a non-recoverable stall. They basically circled back around and landed.
When we (Boeing) investigated, we figured the pilots were idiots and it would never happen again
. Then it happened again
Anybody know why he was intending to select both the EEC's off in the first place at such a low altitude?