1/ Passengers have said the reason the pilot gave for the turnback was an oil leak.
2/ The fire started on landing.
3/ We have heard (and assume) from ATC recording that there was no call for fire tenders prior to landing.
4/The Fire service's fast response was rumoured to be due to a coincidence, because they were already responding to another call.
(Indeed they were in motion before the aircraft stopped)
It seems logical that both passengers and pilot considered the fire an engine oil fire, rather than a more volitile fuel fire.
Perhaps this is why passengers were not panicked?
If this was the case and given the pilots could see that fire tenders were 60 seconds away it seems the initial decision not to evacuate was based on these factors.
If the engine with the leak had been shut down, presumably it would not have been used for braking, if so what could have been the source of ignition?
Mickjoebill
Last edited by mickjoebill; 4th Jul 2016 at 02:59.