"Grumpy AuContraire" wrote in message
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Al G wrote:

"Grumpy AuContraire" wrote in message
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This has all the symptoms of running out of fuel.

• Both engines fail
• No fire on impact
• Very similar to a B-707 incident a few years ago near JFK

JT


http://news.bbc.co.uk:80/2/hi/uk_new...on/7196962.stm

The report noted that: "A significant amount of fuel leaked from the
aircraft but there was no fire."



Al G




"Significant" is kind of an ambiguous term. Surely, some fuel would
remain but maybe not enough for a "draw."

OTOH, this is speculation by a casual individual, (me), who has no
official info but just opines based on seat of pants experience...

JT

Indeed. When an aircraft with fully redundant systems loses both
engines,
the first place to look are the things both engines have in common, i.e.
fuel, pilot, and air. If that wasn't the problem, and apparently it wasn't,
you are left with what at first glance appears to be a simultaneous failure
in redundant systems. I'll leave it to the statisticians to describe this
likelihood.

Al G