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Probably a dumb question, but why don't the pilots cut the fuel to the right engine after they know it's on fire?
by moltenguardian 6y ago
Probably a dumb question, but why don't the pilots cut the fuel to the right engine after they know it's on fire?
- elteto 6y agoI’m almost certain they did. You might be seen the runoff in the lines?
- quiescant_dodo 6y agoThere are long checklists for handling uncommon scenarios like this. I would expect that was one of many items on the list, but I'm not familiar with the checklists. It is possible that the explosion disabled the fuel controls.
- gecko 6y agoThey do, but there may be residual gas or punctures that cause a gas leak. That's why each side of the plane has its own fuel tanks as well.
- PaulAnunda 6y agoSomeone in the comments mentioned that that isn't a fuel fire; its materials in the engine that are burning.
- l31g 6y agoWhat is burning is probably leftover oil.
- jacquesm 6y agoFanned by a couple of 100 mile/hour winds. It would take a small miracle for the fire to go out by itself under those conditions, they may have tried to flood it with CO2 but it's so open to the elements even that may no longer work.
- ZeKZ 6y agoSee this video where he explains what the pilots probably did during the checklists : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Wler87pwY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Wler87pwY