Originally Posted by
geosynchronous
My favorite scenario is the cracked inner pane on the windshield that requires dumping the cabin and a descent. Once you descend, the window totally delaminates and sends chunks of polyurethane through an engine, requiring a shutdown.
This scenario might sound overly pessimistic, but that is what a process approach to safety is all about.
Actually, if you have to shut one down, you have now increased your endurance, albeit at a slower airspeed usually. We have run this scenario using the AFM performance charts. It was a "food for thought" conversation to show that if it got that dire a situation, you could actually shut down a "good" engine to increase range. Things that make you go "Hmmmm".
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