BennyD
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Don’t think so, the fire damaged the flight controls.
Kegworth was where they turned off the good engine. Boeing has changed the air con feed from one side to the other on the latest 737 and don’t brirf the pilots. Although the fire warning was for the left engine the pilots “knew” that all 737s got air con air for the right engine so the warning must have been wrong when smoke entered the cabin.
Incorrect. The F/E shut down number 2 before the minimum shut down speed, consequently the aircraft couldn’t get above min drag and, coupled with leaving the gear down, effectively turned a smoking aircraft into a smoking hole. You are correct about the Kegworth crash though. Boeing changed the analogue flight deck into a glass cockpit and declared that there didn’t need to be any re-training apart from a video presentation. This was an attractive proposition for the airlines taking them on as it minimised pilot time in the sim and classroom. Changes like the air conditioning source and accurate vibration gauges weren’t highlighted and both played a significant role in the accident. Boeing were criticised in the crash report and told not to do it again. Then came the 737 Max crashes, sound familiar?