Thread: "Taliban Doors"
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Old January 5th 04, 11:28 PM
Dean Wilkinson
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I guess none...

The fuel cutoff switches on the 767 must be pulled out, flipped down,
and shoved back in to cutoff the fuel. They aren't simply flip
switches like the cabin door lock switches most likely are. The fuel
cutoff switches are designed to require a very deliberate act on the
part of crew to ensure that accidental fuel cutoff never happens.

This is why the flight data records of the Egypt air flight that was
kamikazee'd into the Atlantic were so telling... the fuel cutoff
switches were both moved to the off position shortly after the first
officer began losing the flight control battle (I push you pull) with
the captain. Once he cut off fuel to the engines, they were toast...
an in flight restart with a first officer fighting to crash the plane
would be difficult at best.

Dean

EDR wrote in message ...
Has anyone heard the stories from airline pilots of 767 aircraft about
the placement of the unlock switch for the mandated "Taliban Doors"?

On at least one aircarrier, they are next to the fuel cutoff switches.
Care to guess how many times the wrong switch has been flipped after
they were first installed?