Originally Posted by
dera
Simplified: The plane had an unairworthy engine that wouldnt even produce TO thrust without overheating (the technique would be to split thrust levers on takeoff. If you refused you were threatened with termination). The "good" engine failed on takeoff and the engine that had been pencil whipped for a long time would not maintain level flight without overheating, leading to it failing.
And you're the lead investigator on this with access to all the patient details or speculating? While Transair was a known rathole airline - the actual report is what the feds need to get going with. Anyway back to WG since it seems the Transair thing is buried under a pile of bureaucracy.