Diesel8 & Cuban_8
You’re both right, I’m wrong, I relied on my memory instead of checking. Apologies for the mistake!
It was indeed the centre engine that suffered a catastrophic failure, in the cruise at FL370, leading to the losss of all 3 hydraulic systems, and the crew only able to manoeuvre the aircraft using differential thrust on the two wing engines.
It was a UA DC10, aircraft N1819U, on 19 July 89, at Sioux City, Iowa. More information is available at:
http://nasdac.faa/gov/asp/fw_ntsb.asp
I stand by my last two paragraphs however!
I didn’t make it, first time, in the sim.
They did a terrific job, for real, on the day.
