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02-14-2018, 09:25 AM

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APC225

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Originally Posted by Name User

the little bird on my shoulder would be screaming keep it running over the middle of the water....

...,that would be a raven.

02-14-2018, 09:35 AM

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Winston

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...,that would be a raven.

“Dark wings, dark words.”

02-14-2018, 09:50 AM

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BMEP100

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The Feds used to be anal about diverting to nearest etops alternate. In this case it was likely ITO. They may have some "splainin" to do but in ge end I think a non event..after the FAA is done crowing.

Had the similar issue with a GE engine on an etops divert. We landed in EWR. Faa wanted to know why we continued to EWR and passed "suitable airports".

After a couple back and forths, issue dropped.

02-14-2018, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by BMEP100

No one got hurt. The outcome was good.
So, lighten up Francis. No one is assigning blame here. It is an internet chat board.

Go be the hall pass monitor elsewhere.

If that’s the way you took it, I’m guessing your butt hurt light is on permeant full red. Get some counciling if you need it but what I said is 100% correct and unarguable.

Now please continue on with your childish guesses and fairytale stories.

02-14-2018, 10:13 AM

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Slats Extend

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ITO is not necessarily the closest airport if you are on a northern track...

Also, the fact that they prepped leads me to wonder if they were concerned about possible control issues caused by debris impact with the empennage.

I am going to say well done by the crew!

02-14-2018, 10:25 AM

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tm602

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the little bird on my shoulder would be screaming keep it running over the middle of the water....

I've got a fair amount of ocean crossings. Shutting an engine down over the ocean is not the 3 alarm fire you think it is. Wet footprints are illegal to dispatch, so if there's a bad vibration, shut 'er down. Its better than having boats picking up pieces of human bodies and airplane parts because you let that vibration turn fatal (and yes this has happened before, look it up).
Too many people think an engine shutdown is the end of the world, its not. Losing an engine today is a far cry from Pan Am 6.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqRAOvz71B0