Originally Posted by
Scoop
The article said that they lost all of the hydraulic fluid. I think accumulators just provide the pressure but still need fluid in the system to work. You would think something like the brakes would have a separate accumulator powered system for just such an occasion. Hopefully a Mad-Dog Pilot will enlighten us.
Scoop
Good call to go to Kennedy vs. landing in LGA.
- Captain Obvious.
Seriously though, keeping people alive and Delta out of the news is why Delta pilots should be getting paid the big bucks.