Posts about: "Fuel Cutoff" [Posts: 302 Pages: 16]

Indeed, there are dedicated parameters for TCMA:

Eng1_TCMA_Shutdown_Local_EEC_A
Eng1_TCMA_Shutdown_Local_EEC_B
Eng2_TCMA_Shutdown_Local_EEC_A
Eng2_TCMA_Shutdown_Local_EEC_B

This reminds me of EgyptAir 990. Fuel cutoff switches thrown, other pilot asks why. Then a fight for engine restart. Captain El-Habashi fought so hard it cased a split elevator. I see this investigation taking many years as the reason for the crash is investigated, analyzed and debated. I can also see one party refusing to acknowledge the facts of the crash.

Let us remember the long history of pilots fighting to save their passengers. One or perhaps both (one in a billion, I know) of these men fought with everything they had to bring everyone home alive. The eight pilots on 9/11 all fought with everything they had. The captain of Germanwings who tried to get back into the cockpit. The Ethiopian Airlines captain and FedEx crew who fought and lived to tell about it. If there are evil intentions on an aircraft, I know without doubt the crew will do anything and everything to make sure I walk off the aircraft. So let's focus on that as we wait on the final report.