Originally Posted by
andrasz
Hard to imagine the pilots were unaware with the first responding fire truck in line with the cockpit, and also one would assume tower advised them on the situation. However the beacon lights were on throughout the fire-fighting sequence, clearly seen on some videos, so possibly at least one engine was running...
So at exactly what part of the evacuation checklist does it say to turn off the beacon!?
You park the brakes, consider what to do next, if I was on fire I would then shutdown the engines and continue with checklist. Never flown the 777 but have flown 737/747/767 and A330, never, ever, seen an evacuation checklist that mentions the beacon.
