Originally Posted by
Bill Lumberg
LOT said the plane suffered "a central hydraulic system failure" about half an hour after leaving Newark. The decision was made to continue to Warsaw's Frederic Chopin airport, apparently in order to use up the heavy fuel load supplied for the trans-Atlantic flight..
Wow. Yet more 'splainin to do.
Do you head out onto the tracks after losing the center hydraulic system? ETOPS w/o a hyd generator?
I can certainly understand dumping and burning fuel before landing but do you go over the big water?
Maybe you do, but only if you know EXACTLY what failed and that it can't get any worse. That doesn't seem to be the case here. Failure of center hydraulics alone should not have prevented gear extension.
I'm with Waves. The media might already have this crew portrayed as heroes but professional airline pilots are gonna need some more facts before reaching that conclusion. Something's not right here.