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Old January 22nd 08, 04:57 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Phil J
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Default The 777 crash - another theory

On Jan 22, 9:27*am, D Ramapriya wrote:
Here's an intriguing take on what might have caused the 777's engine
to shut down. A dramatic pic of the moment of impact included...http://thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article711639.ece

Ramapriya


I doubt that the Boeing engineer meant a phone call when he said "A
communication failure will be looked at more than anything." From
what I have read about this incident, it sounds like the engines
refused to respond to commands from the cockpit. I suspect that is
the communication failure the Boeing engineer is talking about. I
suppose it is possible that a cell phone aboard the aircraft could
have interfered with the computer system that relays pilot commands to
the engines, although that seems unlikely. I have a suspicion this is
going to turn out to be a software problem.

Phil