Originally Posted by
lurker999
QF32 never had a fire and had an engine that couldnt be shutdown.
seems a fair enough decision not to order an evac.
Easy to say after the fact.
QF32 crew didn't think it was entirely clear cut:
Originally Posted by
BugSmasher1960
We had a discussion rather than an argument about it. Harry pointed at the last images to display: the wheels on the left body landing gear had reached 900 deg C - they were getting hotter, but there was no fire."
They'd had an uncontained engine failure, disabling multiple systems, and making a lot of holes in the wing.
Originally Posted by
lurker999
this aircraft had most of one wing burning. i cant see many similarities here.
It's possible to make the best decision, based on rational evaluation of all available evidence, and still lose.
It's possible to make a poor decision, given all circumstances, and still walk away.
There isn't time for a conference call involving experts in Bayesian reasoning, but perhaps SOPs are a bit of a blunt instrument in such cases.
Regards,