Thomas Borchert wrote:
Kev,

For example, remember Swiss Air 111 that caught fire and then crashed
off Newfoundland before they could land? (Basically because they
followed the book and circled dumping fuel... so as not to be over
landing weight... but the time wasted doing that killed them all.)

Not so. The accident investigation showed that the time wouldn't have
been sufficient even when going for a landing immediately. That doesn't
mean to say they couldn't/shouldn't have acted differently.

Frank, Tom, thank you for the update and correction. I should've
looked up the accident report before adding that bit of melodrama.

Did it turn out that it was the entertainment system wiring? I had
almost gone to work for a company that designed them, and sometimes
wondered how their engineers felt later on. shudder

Best, Kev