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United Pilot Lapses Suspected After Fire Warning
Pilots of a United Airlines jet apparently didn't follow proper procedures and inadvertently disabled some vital electrical systems after they received a fire warning and started an emergency return earlier this month to New Orleans, according to people familiar with the probe. A team of safety experts led by the National Transportation Safety Board has tentatively concluded that after skipping over a portion of a checklist, the pilots of the Airbus A320 also failed to restore power to some… (online.wsj.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I guess they can find what they want to but they weren't flying the plane
I just ran this exact same scenario in the simulator recently and all I can say is that it is a real Bear. Smoke and Fumes / Emergency Electrical Configuration is one of the longest and most complicated procedures to run. Throw in that you are trying to communicate with the O2 mask on and find your way back to an airport and you can see the potential for it to get real ugly, real fast. It's always easy for NTSB to Monday Morning Quarterback. Great job by the crew just getting it back on the ground with nobody hurt.
I agree Bryan. Lot's of armchair QB there. Let'em sit in the seat and then let's talk. Shoulda,couda, woulda, supposed to.
It will always be pilot error. Thats why we have such a big FAR/AIM book
The whole point of the FAR/AIM is to make any possible scenario "pilot error"
Although it will never happen, like me and Bryan said, put'em in the damn seat and then let'em talk. Having been there and done that like him, kudos to the crew for getting it back on the ground with nobody hurt. I might add that he and I have been lucky in that ours was in the SIM but these boys had it actual. All these damn bureaucats can kiss my #$%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You weren't there - they were - don't second guess or criticize.