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Old 10-16-2020, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by MysteriousMrX View Post
My understanding: *outside* the final approach fix... if you were to lose an engine, you go missed and work the checklists and come around again.
*inside* the final approach fix, you continue and land.
yes/no? (This is part 121, if that makes a difference)

If you have the time, you generally secure it and shut off the gas/sparks. Unless you have fuel starvation, most of the time an engine fails it's not "coming back" anyway. As stated above, there could be compounding factors with more complex aircraft, but those generally do have the performance to go missed on one engine, so then you can go do your hold and troubleshoot and run the appropriate checklists to ensure the systems will be adequate for continuing. As stated above, the FAF may be more of an administrative point, given the weather conditions and any other compounding factors. It may also be a good point to make that decision and go-around.

121 doesn't mean just jets too, plenty of turboprop aircraft and even some piston. There are operators still flying DC3s and DC6s, to name a couple if airframes. The best answer is always "it depends".

Someone is eventually going to have to find the engine too.

Also, don't have the fish.
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