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Old 3rd Dec 2015, 23:41
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Chu Chu
 
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It seems to me that a second engine failure is unrelated to the first or it isn't. ETOPS is based on the low statistical possibility of a second unrelated failure occurring.

A second related failure seems likely (not certain, but likely) to occur within a short time of the first. If so, a suitable airport 30 minutes away may be as useless as one 330 minutes away. (And, of course, something like a fuel problem could affect 3 or 4 engines as easily as 2).
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