David CL Francis wrote:

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 at 08:50:15 in message
, Sylvia Else
wrote:

I'm amazed that the crew apparently thought it reasonable to resume
normal operation after a descent like that. They should surely have
realised that an immediate landing was indicated.


They didn't. Their destination was Los Angeles and they diverted to the
nearest they could which was San Francisco. The incident took place
nearly 300nm off shore when they were NW of San Francisco. Their route
would have taken them over San Francisco on the way to Los Angeles
(according to my globe anyway!)

Look at my response to Al on this. Yes, they landed at SF, but only
after they'd initially stated their intention to proceed to LA. Their
decision to divert to SF was due events subsequent to the recovery.

Sylvia.