nuckolls.bob(at)cox.net
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 Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:07 am Post subject: Off topic - 737 runs out of battery power |
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At 08:29 AM 10/27/2008 -0500, you wrote:
| Quote: | Speaking of standby power, here is an interesting preliminary NTSB report:
<http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id 081007X03940&key=1>http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id 081007X03940&key=1
I wonder why they didn't land when they first switched to battery power,
since "The QRH procedure also referenced that, "The battery will provide
bus power for approximately 30 minutes." ".
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I'm presently involved in a task to upgrade and
airframe with new engines and associated accessories
along with a total overhaul of the cockpit to glass
screens. The customer is adamant that systems
functionality and operations in the upgraded electrical
system be identical to the older versions. The
rationale is that flight crews need to transition
across the fleet of aircraft with minimal risk
of doing the wrong thing in a new airplane based
on their experience with the old airplane.
This is a subtle if not overt admission that
in spite of specific perfectly accurate written
instructions, folks in command are vulnerable
to episodes of logic-lock . . .
Having a carefully crafted plan-B to back up
plan-A is one of those seemingly innocuous ideas
that can be exceedingly useful during situations
that are rare by design goal. Here our design goal
is to mini
Bob . . .
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