Thanks Alexb757, your input is always really appreciated.
Also check my post #354 when you have a second. It is on page 18.
I have seen many times in serious "fire" incidents that cockpit-based info alone is rarely sufficient to assess the outside situation hence a 3rd pilot can make a huge difference as in this case. Each second saved to initiate an evacuation means saving lives.
ILS27LEFT:
Thank you. I have re-read that post of yours from last month and couldn't agree more!
It was all a team effort that paid off. And yes, quite serious. KLAS has not seen an "alert 3" in a few decades.
Sidebar note: as a result of us (airport authority) responding to the real thing and the debrief, the Feds waived our mandated three-yearly disaster exercise which was already planned in another 4 weeks after the BA incident.....
